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19
The Wall Street Journal: It used to be that the sole purpose of the tax code was to raise the necessary funds to run government. But in today’s world the tax mandate has many more facets. These include income redistribution, encouraging favored industries, and discouraging unfavorable behavior. To make matters worse there are millions and …
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Oct
19
The Epoch Times: Herman Cain’s proposal to replace all federal taxes with a 9 percent income tax, a 9 percent national sales tax, and a 9 percent corporate tax makes good economic sense. This plan would impose the least administrative costs for raising the money needed to finance the federal government, better promote growth than …
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Nov
22
The American Spectator: When asked about entitlement reform, Newt Gingrich noted how he unveiled a Social Security reform package yesterday in Manchester, New Hampshire based on plans in effect in both Chile and in Galveston, Texas. Herman Cain has been talking about the Chilean model for months: Watch this video on YouTube.
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Nov
09
The American Spectator: Cain vs. Gingrich proved to be less Lincoln-Douglas than Lincoln-Lincoln, particularly on our greatest economic challenge: entitlement reform, In 1858, U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas was facing a tough reelection challenge in Illinois from former Congressman Abraham Lincoln. A serious, reasoned America was at the height of debate over the fundamental human …
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Nov
01
CNS News: GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain said Monday that government intervention into the housing market — not the free market — was the primary cause of the housing crisis. “Government didn’t miss the boat, government created the boat. Government put the holes in the boat,” Cain said in an appearance at the National Press …
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Oct
28
Human Events: At a Tea Party rally in Alabama, which holds its primary on March 13, 2012, businessman Herman Cain retooled parts of his standard and often inspiring stump speech. Cain said that if he were elected President, he would sign an executive order that would mandate all federal agencies cut 10 percent of their …
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Oct
23
Nashua Telegraph: Using the dilapidated Michigan Central Station as a backdrop, rising Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain made his first visit to Michigan on Friday and defended his 9-9-9 tax plan as a way to help distressed cities. “The bottom line, folks, is that 9-9-9 means jobs, jobs, jobs,” he said to several dozen people. …
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Herman Cain addresses many aspects and concerns of his 9-9-9 plan, including the mechanics, deductions, affect on costs, revenue neutrality, effect on the economy, impact and implications for the poor, impact and affect on housing, the national debt, the FairTax and more.
Oct
20
Fox News: Taking aim at minimum wage laws, union protections, and even local building codes, Herman Cain has put the finishing touches on the last missing piece of his signature “9-9-9” plan – an elaborate proposal to create “opportunity zones” in inner-city America that the GOP presidential candidate will unveil during a major campaign appearance in Detroit on Friday …
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Oct
20
Desert News: Politicians love numbers. That was evident this week at the GOP presidential debate in Las Vegas where each candidate was able to toss out an endless stream of numbers to justify their pet positions or programs. But if any of the presidential hopefuls really understands all those numerals, it is likely Herman Cain . A …
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