[SoJoCo]

Yeah, but Cain also proposes Caincare where everyone gets to write off their health insurance cost. It’s a little confusing.

So how is he going to do that when Cain's 9-9-9 plan allows only deductions for charitable contributions? Are we going to consider insurance companies to be charities?

[DTxAg]

Right above your post I listed some of the people who pay more under Cain's plan.

I can add one more group to the list: seniors who DO have other income besides Social Security.

Consider a couple getting $25,000/year in SS benefits and earning another $25,000 in income. According to a calculator I found, they would pay something like $850 in taxes. Under Cain's plan, they would pay $2,250 in income taxes on the $25,000 wages plus be subject to a 9% national sales tax.

The 9-9-9 plan makes a good soundbite, just don't look at the details.