You know what Herman Cain would probably say?
Fine, make it 9-18-0.
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An additional tax suggested by a guy who used to work for the Fed? Please!
Wake up America!
Herman Cain has addressed this concern. With the entire convoluted and monstrous tax code eliminated, it will be a lot more difficult for politicians to insert “sneaker” taxes into legislation. A simplified tax code will allow the people to easily notice “sneaker” tax legislation and voice protest before it gets to a vote.
Just putting the idea out there of a national sales tax is completely nuts. Shut the hell up Herman. Don’t give them ideas.
Actually...
All powers not specifically given to the US government are reserved to the states or to the people.
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I don’t know if I like the plan, it could stink. I also know it doesn’t have a chance to become law.
The sales tax idea is going nowhere as long as you have to pay FICA and Medicare Taxes.
The 9-9-9 would be used in lieu of the current tax structure.
What is to prevent the current tax rate from being hiked 20-30-70%?
The notion that it will be easier to hike a sales tax is nonsense. EVERYONE pays the sales tax. It is much easier to hike the income tax by selling it as a “Tax hike on the rich” then it will be to raise a sales tax.
So those of you trying to demonized 9-9-9 go back to the drawing board for a new attack line. This dog won't hunt.
999 is just 666 upside down.
999 - it’s the mark of Cain.
Taxula will get his fangs in you one way or the other... In the end, citizens are the ones that either stand up to the blood sucking tax code or don’t... no new tax plan without a repeal of the 16th amendment is the way to start... whether its a flat, fair or national consumption tax, make it so politicians cannot mess with it...
I heard Cain speaking to Shawn Hannity about this, and Shawn’s complaint was that it sounded like Cain was abandoning the fair tax for his 999 plan.
Herman’s response was that his 999 plan was a transition program TO the flat tax... where he would follow up the 999 plan after a few years with the flat tax by eliminating 2 of the 3 9s.
I too am concerned about what keeps future governments from upping Cain’s ante... Cain said that there would be no risk of that, but did not specify why or how it would be prevented.
Nevertheless, Cain is my candidate. Just because he is elected doesn’t mean his 999 plan will pass.
Most likely, he will succeed in at least eliminating most of the current tax code in favor of something more equitable and simple. Again... CONGRESS is the governing body on that issue... not the president... so people shouldn’t worry so much about 999.
That being said, I still support Cain and hope that he can be convinced of this.
Fire the Chicago Mob!
Hire the Godfather!
The Chicago mob creates chaos.
The Godfather Delivers!
It’s 666 upside down.
Agree that another tax uncontrolled isn’t a good idea. This really isn’t too far removed from Fair Tax, except that to me it’s a lot less convoluted.
Making this plan work would take work and determination. It would have to have the total cooperation of Congress and an Administration to make sure the other progressive taxes (IRS) are abolished, etc.
Were Cain in charged and we owned the House and Senate, we might, just might ram this through just like Obamacare was foisted on us. Hell, if we did it right, we’d dump Obamacare, the IRS, AND replace our tax structure all in one fell swoop!...the Dems would howl like stuck pigs!....I’d love to be there....
I don’t like it. And I don’t like those “special empowerment zones.” Does this mean some are more special than others and entitled to waivers? Tax breaks? Will the rest of us be taxed to support them? Why are jobs in cities more special than jobs in the burbs. The burbs and rural areas are unemployed too.
1. an upper limit on each form of tax (that is not very high)
2. a constitutional limit on federal spending along with a “no cost shifting” clause so the fed can't force anyone (States, us, anyone) to spend on their behalf