H. Cain's 999 plan?

[rwork]

The 9% sales tax, is that on top of existing sales tax? That would make ours 18.5%.

[Shagbark Hickory]

1. Yeah. And as the other retubbies pointed out, that's the "introductory rate!"

It'll only go up from there.

[LiberalFighter]

2. Anything that comes out of Congress does not change current state taxes.

Or property taxes, or state income taxes.

[nykym]

3. And if you

turn it upside down you get
666!
Kinda eerie!

[phleshdef]

4. Herman Cain is just thinking like a guy that wants to sell pizzas.

I swear its sound like something a pizza place would do, 9 toppings, 9 breadsticks for 9 dollars.

Thats a lot of toppings!

[HockeyMom]

5. 9% tax on food and clothing

Who is that going to hurt? The poor and the middle class.

[FarLeftFist]

6. Catering to the rich while the middle class will feel the heat.

[Johonny]

7. if it ever passed, it would mean a massive criminal underground market

for non-taxed goods. Who wins with a massive 18.5 % tax rate on goods. The mob would win.

[IndyPragmatist]

10. I think the entire continent of Europe disagrees with you

[Johonny]

11. not the Italian part I imagine

[IndyPragmatist]

12. touché

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Yes, and his plan would double the federal debt in the first 10 years.

[Old and In the Way]

9. Gawd, I hope the Republicans nominate this guy as their candidate.

This will go over real well with the 99%ers.

[pinboy3niner]

13. Cain's tax leveler: the 99% have to buy a lot of stuff used, instead of new

See, that's how we lower our taxes and achieve a fair rate. If he gets his way, HE will be why we can't have nice things.

That's Herman Cain's 'Plan 999 from Outer Space'...