[lahargis]

1. Cain wants to add a new tax to the american people.
2. Cain wants to use empowerment zones as a new entitlement.
3. Cain is ABC American First Black Second and Conservative Third.
   
   Three red flags if you ask me.

[Lakeshark]

Untrue.

1. Cain wants to change the tax basis to one that will stimulate the economy in a better way than the present.
2. Cain only wants an economy that is free and thriving for everyone who cares to participate.
3. Cain is a fine conservative, happens to have dark colored skin, and is red, white and blue on the inside (his words).

[novemberslady]

CAIN: Well, let's talk about how I would address that same problem. I believe in empowerment zones. Most of the unemployed black Americans in this country are in these mostly economically depressed areas. It could be, and I'm only using this as an example, because we haven't finished establishing the parameters yet. Instead of in a designated empowerment zone, it being 9-9-9, it could be, as an example only, 3-3-3.

What this does, because you have a lot of African-Americans located in cities like Detroit, disproportionately, it would encourage businesses to stay in business there or to move there. It would encourage people to work there, because if you live in the empowerment zone, you're going to pay a smaller percentage in taxes.

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Yes, Empowerment Zones, but only for some...

From what I've been reading, the empowerment zone program ended in December 2009. Is this a back door way to bring it back?