No, a head tax is the only truely fair tax, but the main problem is about $2.5 billion in unconstitutional spending.
That is correct, but the people are not committed to ending it, and the GOP is split.
The significance of Romney is that he speaks for all those who think "the system" is basically sound but badly managed. This is of course an enormous error, but things have to get a lot worse before the people turn to a reformer - and by then, Obama will be re-elected.