Once upon a time in America, in the days of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, ideas had to be explained and then defended in detail. Today, in what now passes for so-called "debates", what counts is being able to throw out catchy sounding sound bites and memorized wise cracks ("Where's the beef?") in less than 30 seconds.
The 9-9-9 Plan sounds cute and catchy but, now that Cain is no longer flying under the radar, the 9-9-9 Plan will get dissected.
The plan, for the first time in U.S. History, introduces a FEDERAL SALES TAX. As U.S. History has show, once you let the nose of a Tax Camel into your tent, the Tax Camels fat butt will eventually follow.
In 1913, the brand new Federal Income Tax was introduced and the top rate was only 7% (A cute little camel nose). By 1944, the top rate had ballooned to 94% (One huge, fat camel arse.)
Once you introduce a brand new Federal Sales Tax at 9%, what prevents a money addicted Federal government from jacking it up in the near future to 10% .... 11% .... 12% .... 14% .... 16% .... 18% .... ?
Think about it.
