Posted on 10/25/2011 2:21:24 PM PDT by Ron C.
When Herman Cain proposed his 9-9-9 plan, many conservatives became energized, despite their misgivings with the fine print of the plan. It wasn’t so much the details of the proposal that excited the base, as most conservatives intuitively recoiled from a consumption tax; it was the boldness of the plan that resonated with them. Cain’s 9-9-9 brought some excitement to a race that was defined by a frontrunner who offered 160 pages of banal fluff. Nevertheless, his plan was too flawed to be utilized as a viable rallying cry in the general election. Perry appears to have proposed both a viable and bold economic plan, albeit with some inevitable flaws.
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"It is refreshing to see the candidates begin to offer bold conservative solutions, instead of playing it safe against a weak and eminently vulnerable incumbent president. Republicans must not seek power for power’s sake. Perry’s Cut, Balance, and Grow plan is a prodigious model of what we should seek to achieve."
“Nevertheless, his plan was too flawed to be utilized as a viable rallying cry in the general election.”
I think he should go with the 9 plan. And by the way, Mr. Cain, in my book, ALL OF AMERICA IS AN EMPOWERMENT ZONE.
But, but, but, but, but ... GARDASIL!!!!!
WAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
Thanks for the post.
Unfortunately, Perry’s plan is a massive tax cut for high earners at a time when that’s not likely to fly nationally.
Why bother to read the writings of this moron?
The RINO/DNC author calls Romney the ‘FRONT RUNNER’.
The he supports A MORE COMPLICATED TAX PLAN than exists now.
NO RINOs. NO MORE.
Who cares. Perry is a career politician, so he’s just another part of the problem and not the solution.
“I would just caution that a spending goal of 18% of GDP would require the elimination of several more cabinet-level departments”
You damn straight, does Perry need a list? I have one.
Watch out, as discussed here on FR many times before, Red State is an Establishment Republican site totally supporting Rick Perry.
They think they can get an imbecile like Perry elected solely through millions of dollars of special interest money.
Don’t let it happen.
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Oh yeah, it is so perfect CANT WAIT TO DO TWO
TAX RETURNS A YEAR NOW TO FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE IS LESS!!!
everybody is going to optout for pete’s sake, no thinking went into this plan.
Myth and Perry are their own reality TV show
Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Romney Perry Cain Ad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhQVAviVbg4&feature=player_profilepage
Really embarrassing
"This is why a lot of people are going to like it. It is a return to fiscal sanity. We don't have the money we're spending now. We're broke. Look at our annual deficit. Look at the national debt. If something isn't done about this in a major way, not just tinkering around the edges, you know, taking the top rate from 35 to 38%, that's not gonna make any difference. Raising the retirement age to 67, whatever, that's not gonna make any appreciable difference. There has to be genuine structural, systematic change here if we're serious about this. And this is my point. We have a bunch of candidates who are dead serious about this with their proposals. And measured against the status quo, of course they're radical. But what's truly radical is destroying the country. What's truly radical is destroying the private sector, which is what is being done now. That's what's radical."
LOL
And, and, and, and ... RINO!!!!
Waaaaaaaahhhhhh!
“Here’s (part of) what Rush had to say about the plan - other than that he really likes it...”
Likes what, the two option part or the empowerment zone part or the 909 part? Which part of this plan does Rush like best?
Any plan that doesn’t have everyone with skin in the game stinks. Run on the rob Peter to pay Paul plan, and get more than 50% to be Paul and you are IN, baby.
In terms of money, name ID, organization and potential for gaining nomination at this point, he is certainly a front-runner - however, just not among the conservative grass roots.
Perry is certainly not seen as a RINO among the majority - despite the tendencies of some on this site to tag him as such.
"a career politician" ?? - Gee, hasn't this nation elected 'career politicians' more often than anything else?
Proposing a "bold" flat tax, and then saying we would keep the old system too, is playing it safe. Of course the "bold" flat tax part is really Newt Gingrich's plan and is only a tardy response to Herman Cain's plan that actually is bold, but yep, that Perry is not afraid to put himself out there. (s)
I was really looking forward to Perry’s plan, so we could have a solid debate.
Perry just took Newt’s plan and made a few changes. Literally, it’s Newt’s plan.
It’s Arlen Specter’s plan from 1996.
No matter who wins the nomination and ultimately, the presidency, their plan ain’t gonna happen. We do need tax reform, and all this posturing may bring about the basis of the debate to actually do the reforms. I look forward to this.
As to the plans, I’don’t yet know enough about the Perry plan to critique it and I’m not completely on board with 999, but I do like the concept of a sales tax (not VAT) to address the underground economy, something a flat tax won’t do.
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