Here in a nutshell is the Romney-Ryan plan for the economy: They're going to ruthlessly slash government spending. They won't touch Defense. In fact, they'll spend more on Defense. They won't cut Medicare. There are one or two other sacred areas they won't touch.
But they'll cut hundreds of billions in other places.
Where? They won't tell you. If they did, it would be used against them during the campaign. That's another way of saying that even a lot of their supporters wouldn't vote for them if they knew.
But if elected, they'll start slashing. One suspects it won't be the wealthy or those who have a powerful lobbying presence in Washington who will suffer. Here's Thomas B. Edsall on the non-specifics of their plan.