Problem is the removal of special interest deductions (to wit, localized tax increase) is not balanced by a decrease in overall tax rates.
You're making the perfect is the enemy of the good.
Why is that a problem?
As conservatives we want three things: spending cuts, a reduction in tax rates, and an elimination of special interest loopholes and deductions.
Unfortunately, the political reality is we can't get all three of these things, at least not right away. However, we can get two out of three. Why not take them?
Are you seriously saying that we should turn down two things conservatives have wanted for a long time, just because we can't get the third?
I'm sorry, but that makes no sense.