When we trim the fedgov enough, we won’t need any direct taxes at all.
While that may be true, I believe in the opposite approach. The real life one: “You have this much money, now cut until you get down to that amount.” Rather than the “I want to spend this much money, you get to foot the bill” curently employed by all levels of government. There will be a second civil war, fought for the same reasons. Some people want a federal government king, and some people don’t. The terms and faces involved have changed throughout history, the conflict has not. The idea that someone must work to provide for someone who rule’s them, is age old, and always meets the same end.
Yes, this is the ideal. I have the same passion as you about the evils of government taxation. I despise the parasites at all levels of government.
I have your fear of the parasite Congress taking Cain's 9-9-9 and screwing us. I did read up on Cain's plan and while I have fears, I do think it will help break the logjam of thinking and product dramatic reform.
Cain truly wants to get rid of the $400 billion plus compliance cost with the current system. I think of his plan as a start, not the end all.
I can't picture any other candidate that can move the ball forward on taxes.
Our Republic is in jeopardy and we must find a way to politically and financially destroy the parasite class that infests DC. I am thinking Cain has the best chance at this point.