“VAT” has been brought up multiple times on FR threads.
It’s open for discussion.
Where do you see a VAT in Cruz’s plan?
https://www.tedcruz.org/tax_plan/
Do you have any concerns about Trump’s tax plan?
I’ve added information and concerns about that to this thread too.
In your Forbes article. You bolded it.
You see Cruz is guilty of what his kind call "silent misrepresentation" e.g. fraud. There isn't a lie in his voluminous posting on his website, which is about income tax reform. He just doesn't tell you about his national sales tax. It is a form of simple fraud.