I will forgo the cheap ad hominem and ask you to read Cain's own words.
The TAX ITSELF, according Cain, is "one more tool to lie, deceive, manipulate and destroy this country".
The current rate, according to Cain's article, is IRRELEVANT because History proves that IT ALWAYS GOES UP.
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"In every country that has established a VAT with the promise of reducing their national debt, the VAT has eventually gone up or expanded on top of the existing tax structure. ....
For the liberal naysayers who say that would not happen, you lose! Just look at the Social Security system, Medicare and Medicaid. Over the years since their inception, taxes have gone up, benefits have gone down and they are still on a path of insolvency.
Giving the administration and Congress another tool to tax us and confuse us is like giving an alcoholic a key to the liquor store with no supervision, only to discover that he locks the door after he is safely inside."
It gives the out-of-control bureaucrats and politicians in denial one more tool to lie, deceive, manipulate and destroy this country.
His plan isn’t a VAT. Those quotes address a VAT.