[fightinJAG]

Exactly.

Perry’s plan builds in more, not less bureaucracy and compliance costs.

Perry’s plan continues to allow the tax code to be used for crony capitalism.

Perry’s plan does not broaden the tax base by making everyone pay something.

[lewislynn]

Perry's plan does not broaden the tax base (i.e., turn more non-taxpayers into taxpayers).

Perry’s plan does not broaden the tax base by making everyone pay something.

The tax base is not who or how many pay.

A tax base is what you pay on or of.

A broad sales tax base means you pay tax on absolutely everything you spend money on. When a sales tax base is broadened it means you pay tax on more stuff. They usually fool the dupes by lowering the rate a little. (do you really cheer that on?)

A broad income tax base is paying a percentage OF more of your income like savings, capital gains etc..

BTW, it's a little hypocritical to knock Perry's tax PAYER base when Cain is out there touting "empowerment zones" and his phase 2 Fairtax with "prebates".