Sorry but I don't believe I said anything about the President controlling state and local taxes. My point is that I don't like the thought of adding 9% to my state/local taxes that are already too high.
I misunderstood your point, thanks for clarifying.
A 9% tax would not be “added” on top of things the way they are now. Your entire federal tax burden would change.
So, just picking random numbers, if you were paying a total of 30% federal taxes on top of whatever you pay for state and local taxes now and under Cain’s plan you paid a total of 18% on top of whatever you pay for state and local taxes now, you’d come out ahead, right?