[DTxAg]

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?

[Pan_Yan]

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.

So your opposition is political, not fiscal? He could just give a vague outline in flowery conservative sounding language like all the others. I appreciate that he isn't.

It is the central policy in his campaign. And what is his fallback position if that central policy has no chance of ever passing?

I would think Cain is a smart enough businessman to have a Plan B and a Plan C and a Plan D. But like other smart businessmen you don't start moving to compromise on Plan D until you have pushed Plan A as far as it will go. All the other serious candidates sound like they'll fight tooth and nail to try and get a few of their ideas added to whatever Congress wants. That's not enough for me anymore. I want fundamental conservative change and we need a President willing to shoot for that lofty goal.