Herman Cain's '9 9 9' Plan: Some Practical, Political Objections (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | With the new additions to the 9-9-9 Tax Plan, Herman Cain gives the perception that he is waging war on working-class Americans. His new Opportunity Zones give companies the opportunity to abstain from paying minimum wages and allows for "Right to Work" areas anywhere in the country. The plan would also allow special breaks to people who live in Opportunity Zones. These changes are going to make Cain's road to the White House even rockier.

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Presidential hopeful Herman Cain has taken some brutal hits on his "9-9-9 Tax Plan" over the past few weeks. He has especially been targeted for the plan at the last two Republican debates, with his opponents quoting critical economists and think tanks and stating that the Atlanta businessman's flat tax proposal would benefit the wealthy, reduces taxes for corporations, and place an undue burden on the poor.

By Matthew Pixa: OK ... admittedly my title is a play on the recent popularity of, like him or not, Herman Cain. As most readers and Americans will know by now, this successful Georgia business executive is now a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination. Aside from his direct style of communicating, often coupled with a great sense of humor, Mr.

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Shock!  David Osterberg doesn’t like the 4.5% flat Iowa Income tax proposal!  State Tax Notes tracked down former Senate Candidate and Cornell College Econ Prof* David Osterberg for his views on the proposal to create a flat 4.5% income tax in Iowa alongside the current income ta

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The media have been abuzz with tax reduction plans proposed by presidential hopefuls, like Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan. These plans usually reduce taxes on the rich. There's a harsh lesson to be learned about the importance of paying one's fair share of taxes, and it comes from zombie movies.

On 10 November 2010, Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, the co-chairs of President Obama's blue-ribbon deficit reduction commission (whose work we've commented upon recently), released a document with their suggestions for getting the U.S.

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