Perry's tax plan miracle, ctd

Conor Friedersdorf piles on the flagging GOP candidate's plan:

He's proposing to radically change the whole system. It's his proposal, so he can set rates however he likes. And despite that, he's maintaining a status quo deduction that distorts the real estate market, acts as an incentive for Americans to invest in more housing, and does the most to benefit affluent homeowners in pricey urban enclaves. Take that you dirty, rotten apartment dwellers!

(Image: "Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry delivers a keynote address during the Western Republican Leadership Conference last week in Las Vegas." AP, via the Toledo Blade)