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Hope and change aren't economic plans

You are exactly correct, which is a great reason to support the only candidate serious about replacing our current nightmare, not just tweeking it.

particularly for a tax plan that increases taxes on seniors, the average family, "the poor," etc

... companies and individuals in "empowerment zones" get tax breaks others don't.

I don't know what an empowerment zone is, but I don't like it. We both know Cain's plan doesn't have a snowballs chance in Hades of getting passed. But he is advancing the argument that the current system is broken and needs to be replaced. That's worth a lot more to me than a typical candidate that panders about tweeking the current system.

Who should pay taxes? How much is the poor's fair share? How much is the rich's fair share? That is not an argument normally espoused by conservatives so I would like some explanation on what exactly you think our tax code should look like and who should pay how much.

In an ideal world, we all pay the same rate. In reality, you don't run a presidential campaign with your central policy being that you're going to raise taxes on massive segments of the population.

I don't know what an empowerment zone is, but I don't like it.

You and me both.

We both know Cain's plan doesn't have a snowballs chance in Hades of getting passed.

Cain isn't running on "hey let's use my 9-9-9 plan as a basis to talk about tax reform." It is the central policy in his campaign. And what is his fallback position if that central policy has no chance of ever passing?