Well, it doesn't get rid of the Income Tax Amendment. Otherwise, it sets a baseline of taxation ~ and a balanced budget amendment would FORCE federal government to fit within 9-9-9.
Did any of these guys say we don't need a balanced budget amendment? Remember, once we hold the Senate as well as the House we can slam that through machschnell.
A balanced budget ammendment may be useful, but does not in and of itself fix the problem. A huge government outside the bounds of the U.S. Constitution canbfind ways to feed its spending, and still be a problem to everyone under its thumb, all while “balancing the books.”
But that doesn’t have anything to do with Herman Cain, I’m just addressing your post.
“and a balanced budget amendment would FORCE federal government to fit within 9-9-9.”
Being taxes at 18% (the reality) or even 9% (the sales pitch) is still too much by the standards of many, including myself.
This would be in lieu of the existing tax plan.