I happened to catch that interview. It was pretty good. The danger with 9-9-9 is that it will become 20-20-20
That argument has been beaten to death, time to leave that horse carcass be.
As Cain pointed out, that's not a criticism of the 999 plan, that's a critisicm of politicians. Politicians could raise the rate under any plan (even the current one). If you don't want the tax rates raised, work to elect politicians that won't raise the rates.
Your reaction, (I should have said over-reaction), to the 999 plan escalating to higher numbers is moronic.
You act as if it could raise on it’s own, without congress increasing it. They can raise any taxes anytime they think it would be politically expedient.
What if we’d belly ached about Reagan’s lowering the tax rates in the 80s, saying there was no point to lowering them they’d just to 20/20/20. Your “straw-man” rants on this seem to be the results of a simple mind.
“The danger with 9-9-9 is that it will become 20-20-20”
And what’s to prevent the same from happening with every other existing tax?
That’s the lamest excuse so far.
The problem with any tax plan is that it can go up. That isn’t any reason not to adopt a plan that will actually help with the current boondoggle we are in.
You can shoot down any attempted tax reform with the phrase "the government will just increase it later."
With that logic, we may as just pay up and shut up.
Your taxes under the present system could go up to 90-90-90% infinite. And they will (see FDR) if we don't do something to keep the nontaxpayers in the country from going over 50% of the population, which will happen soon.
Under 999, tax increases would be much more politically difficult. Why? Because 100% of 100% of congresscritters' constituents would be affected by any increase. And because any increase would be immediately and clearly visible to 100% of the people paying the increase.
Not if it is passed through with the 2/3’s win wants required to change it.Besides do you really think the general public would go along with allowing the government to up such a visible tax that everyone pays?
Not if it is passed through with the 2/3’s vote Cain wants required to change it.Besides do you really think the general public would go along with allowing the government to up such a visible tax that everyone pays?