You can "tack" her all you want, but she is still wrong. You don't have to be a tax attorney to understand this simple concept. Just like you don't have to be a tax attorney to understand that state sales taxes have absolutely nothing to do with the 9 9 9 plan. The 9 9 9 plan is a FEDERAL tax plan, and replaces FEDERAL taxes. Bachman and Romney seemed as obtuse as David Gregory in not understanding the irrelevance of state taxes in this debate.
REALITY CHECK
It will NEVER get through Congress or Senate. Repub or Dum Majority.
I was a tax “expert”, specializing in income tax practice from 1968 to 1998. I had a very good understanding of the existing tax laws throughout all those years. I retired in 1998.
Since then, I have not studied tax law more than I needed to prepare my own tax returns and those of my brother and a few friends.
My (and other “tax expert’s”) opinions about what the income tax laws should be, should be given very little extra weight. I do believe tax practitioners should be heard for their opinions about the complexity of complying with income taxes, “flat taxes”, and “fair taxes”.