Herman Cain "not familiar with neo-conservative movement"

[Dennis S]

So what? It was probably because the 9-9-9 plan is absolutely stupid.

[Mac1337]

Oh, I forgot. Someone explain to David Gregory that state sales taxes are collected by, you guessed it, states. They will be there regardless.

MR. GREGORY: But that doesn’t make any sense to me. If I’m already paying state taxes, and I have a new Cain administration national sales tax, I’ve got more state taxes.[You idiot! No president can change state taxes (Dakota)]

MR. CAIN: No you don’t.

MR. GREGORY: How so?

MR. CAIN: David, David.

MR. GREGORY: You’re not saying they’re going away.

MR. CAIN: Your state taxes are the same. Your federal taxes, in most cases, are going to go down. That’s muddying the water.

MR. GREGORY: The Wall Street Journal says you have one on top of the other. There’s a combined levy.

MR. CAIN: That is not correct, David.

MR. GREGORY: Right.

MR. CAIN: Let’s try this one more time. State taxes are there today. The current tax code is a 10 million word mess. You have probably 100–you have thousands of loopholes and tricks and what I call “sneak attaxes” in the current code. State taxes today, whatever they are, zero or some number, has nothing to do with replacing the tax code. Nothing.

[john dough]

I repeat: if you cannot answer simple questions, get the hell out. I do not want someone who is not considered smart to be in that office.

Hey troll, what is it to you if the rich get taxed? Why are you so concerned with a group that you are not part of?

[Dennis S]

State taxes stay the same. Cain adds 9% on top of that. Only an idiot or millionaire would be in favor of that.

[Acer]

In an economy built on consumption, a sales tax is not a trivial thing. For instance, what would adding another $2000 or more to the average new car do to car sales? Is that in his plan?

[Mac1337]

No, he does not. He does not have authority to increase a state sales tax. If your state sales tax is zero, it will remain zero. There is plenty in his plan to be scrutinized. You don't have to pick a loser argument to go after him. Besides, what is Obama's plan? 0-0-0?

[Black]

tizzy tizzy tizzy!

[Spock]

Writing on the website of Commentary, the self-proclaimed flagship of neoconservatism, Jonathan Tobin said: "His charm lies in his straight talking style and common sense business experience.
"But since he is running for the post of commander-in-chief at a time when the United States is involved in two shooting wars, a Nato intervention in Libya and the ongoing war against international Islamist terrorism, his ignorance about foreign policy isn't merely embarrassing, it's pathetic."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnew...tials.html

"his ignorance about foreign policy isn't merely embarrassing, it's pathetic."

[OWC Jamie]

Maybe Monsieur Gregory should have asked him who scoop jackson was.

[Mac1337]

What is the ignorance, boldface?