Still not seeing how it’s a VAT... I think some media jackal glomed on to the rightful negativity surrounding the VAT and are now misusing the term to sway the vote...
The Cruz plan is a Flat Tax, not a VAT.
I think the spin behind these talking points is that the Cruz plan includes a flat business tax, which gets passed on to consumers. But all business taxes do that. It is false to say every business tax is a VAT.