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Conservatives to Mitt: Be More Pro-Rich—David Frum

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Problem: Mitt Romney is perceived as an out of touch Richie Rich.

Solution: Romney needs to offer bigger tax cuts for the rich and steeper benefit cuts for the young. See Fred Barnes here, or AEI's in-house economics blogger here, or CNBC's Larry Kudlow here.

Does anybody else notice the obvious logical problem in this line of reasoning?

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