In recent weeks Herman Cain has been the surprising star of a very crowded and ever evolving GOP primary field. His biggest asset has been his 999 tax plan which not only sounds like a great price for a pizza and 2liter pop combo but also literally explains everything in his plan according to him. The plan would set income tax at 9%,sales taxes at 9% and tax business income at 9%. The simplistic and easy to remember plan is clearly appealing to people until you get into the details. One glaring detail is the 9% sales tax which is 1 and a half times that of the current 6% rate in Michigan. And let's not even get into the fact that not only would it be a huge tax hike in places like New Hampshire and Delaware,it would actually create a whole new tax seeing as they currently have no sales tax whatsoever. Of course there is way more to his plan than the simplicity I have reduced it to but if you decide to click the photo below and read a little more into the plan you might start to dislike 999 if it isn't talking about pizza.
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He clearly is playing to his audience, people who vote Republican really are all about the soundbites, not about the substance.
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