Wow, I missed the Tax Foundation’s matrix, thanks for showing it to me.
What you say about Ambdr. Huntsman is a fair question. I think that since ATR wants all eliminations of loopholes to be @worst revenue-neutral or @best coupled with significant rate reductions, they aren’t scoring the scouring of deductions/exemptions. ATR isn’t calculating the dollar-for-dollar change, just comparing specific positions.
So therefore one should give Jon Huntsman another look. (Of course as other Freepers would point out, more is at stake than just taxes, which complicates the former Utah governor’s candidacy.)
Huntsman’s are SUPPOSED to be revenue neutral, and at a glance it looks like a good faith effort to be revenue neutral.
However, revenue-neutrality is always a somewhat speculative endeavor.