I think both have a problem with exaggeration and even misleading.
For example, on the surface at least it would appear that Cruz’s straight flat tax effectively eviscerates the IRS which I think is the point. However, when you look closer, just the fact that it is an income tax means that the role of the IRS (or whatever agency Cruz wants to call its replacement - that IS misleading on Cruz’s part) although greatly reduced in size and scope would still involve obnoxious investigations into one’s income to verify whether all income has been reported. And that issue even rolls back to the definition of what is income.
Cruz’s REAL problem IMO is his resistance to resolving his NBC status which IMO makes him look like the typical career politician putting his political prospects ahead of the good of the country. To me that is a real problem with Cruz.
So yes, Cruz may be exaggerating, but Trump is too. I mean I support Trump but he also has some real problems IMO. For instance when he says Mexico will pay for the wall what he means is he will put enough tariffs (taxes) on their incoming good so the U.S. government will use the money to pay for the wall. But who REALLY is paying for the wall? Not Mexico - the tax doesn’t hurt Mexico - the prices are already contracted for between Mexican and U.S. distributors. The tariff (tax) forces the costs of these goods higher as they enter our country forcing higher prices at the local distributor for the American consumer. So it’s the American consumer that is really paying for the wall in higher prices forced upon them by these tariffs. So Trump is also misleading.
I’m a Trump supporter but whaddaygonna do? Dang man, they’re politicians and fallible. More reason why we should do the best we can to get the best we can in there, but trust the Lord to bring actual recovery to America.
Trump does exaggerate it’s part of “The Art of The Deal”. But America now is so afraid of increasing foreign goods that they let the world walk all over us.
Look at it from the other side. If Mexico increases the cost of their products due to tariffs, fewer people will buy them. That will hurt Mexico. Best case scenario, some American country will then make that product and we’ll be creating jobs and making profits for our own country instead of every foreign government on the map.