We just don’t like giving Congress a whole new field to plow looking to get taxe money from the American people. Plus sales taxes are the province of states and counties, not the Feds. They get you on income and capital gains.
I fully sympathize with that point of view. I guess the most direct counter to it would be to say that Cain's plan or a flat tax would remove many, many more fields of taxation than they would add. At this point I think conservatives should be tired of screaming about how unsustainable the current system is and how contrary it is to the vision of our founders. I want a President that is willing to propose bold, radical changes to replace the corrupt system we have, not nibble around the edges and tweek the rules. Right now Cain and Gingrich (whom I've disqualified for a myriad of other reasons) are the only serious candidates who appear willing to tackle a system that is slowly grinding capitalism to a halt and draping the chains of slavery on us.
Thank you for your polite and reasonable discussion. I appreciate it.