Yep, both Newt and Perry are proposing an “option” of paying according to a flat tax schedule.
In effect, however, this means that taxpayers will have to have their taxes done twice in order to determine under which option they owe less.
It adds to the accounting burden of taxpayers.
I like the idea. The flat tax doesn’t take much accounting. And you pick the cheapest one. Works for me, a hell of a lot better than that 9-9-9 garbage. But that’s a dead duck at this point anyway. If Cain is still in the race in 6 months, I’ll bet he’s dropped it altogether by then.