“I’m not. I don’t want to be doubly taxed, which is what would happen w/Cain’s plan. And I would not qualify for any of the benefits of the plan, as I am not rich. So why would I like it?”
You are being double taxed now.
Only now, the federal taxes are hidden from you - imbedded in the retail prices of everything that you buy.
You are, in effect, upset because you don’t want to SEE the taxes that you ALREADY pay.
And I love it. I love it because you are answering the question, “What’s to stop the gov’t from raising the 9% sales tax to 99%?”
You are, m’dear. And so will every American who looks at a receipt.
As it is, they raise your taxes all the time and you don’t holler because they’re sneaky. A transparent tax will stop them in their tracks. They won’t be able to pull one over on us any more.
To drive the point home: 9% sales tax is LESS THAN WHAT YOU’RE PAYING NOW. (no. i am not shouting. I’m trying to be emphatic and i’m too tired to use html tonight! lol!)
Nice post! Save that one for when you need it.
“You are, in effect, upset because you don’t want to SEE the taxes that you ALREADY pay.”
And you are extremely naive to believe that everyone will automatically drop the price of their goods because those “hidden” taxes will be removed. You’ve got to be kidding. The prices will stay the same, and I’ll eat a plugged nickle (which is all I will have left if 9-9-9 is implemented, which it never will be) if prices of commodities would actually drop because of Cain’s plan.
Guess you just don’t know human nature very well, lol. But I admire your optimism. Oh, and it will be great when 9-9-9 becomes 15-15-15, etc., and because it will be done incrementally, 1 percent at a time, the frog won’t even feel the water getting warmer and warmer while sitting in the pot, until it’s too late to jump out.