Claiming 9-9-9 is a VAT indicates either the poster has no clue what he is talking about or he does know and he is merely lying about it in the vain notion it helps his candidate of choice.
A business transactions tax would radically broaden the base for businesses. Each business would pay tax on gross receipts less payments to other businesses. Allowing the subtraction of payments for intermediate goods yields the value added by the company. Subtracting investment as well yields a subtraction method value-added tax. (Page 7)If Herman Cain's own web site calls it a value added tax, why are you arguing with him?
I guess you can explain the difference? I don’t have a candidate of choice. I’d take any of them over Obama. That said, I don’t know if any of them fully understand how far gone we are or are prepared to do the things necessary to turn the ship around.