Herman Cain Rises in the Polls
Like bread in the oven, Herman Cain is on the rise. We observed renewed consideration for Herman Cain lately. Today, in a Rasmussen poll, Cain tied for first in the GOP candidate race with Mitt Romney, both garnering 29% support of potential Republican voters. Newt Gingrich came in third with 10%, and Perry dropped to fourth with 9%.
Favor for the GOP hopefuls swings up and down, up and down again, depending on what? The wind, or the latest debate, whether a new entrant joined the race, or a thin-wearing stint in the existing one? Herman Cain's latest rise from the doldrums seems to have been triggered by public perceptions of his 9-9-9 plan.
9-9-9
The nines stand for something like this: 9 percent personal income tax, 9 percent corporate tax, and 9 percent sales tax (Federal) on everything anybody buys. This is a shot in the arm for the national economy, raises the income working folks get to take home, frees businesses of usurious corporate tax rates, and imposes a national sales tax where there isn't one now on purchased goods. What's bad?
Not a thing, except maybe folks will need to watch what they buy. But purchasing has always been a personal choice. Some places already collect 9 percent in city and state tax. Another 9 percent would double tax on purchases. Thrifty shoppers may find that difficult to bear, but these same thrifty folks will have much more of their own money to spend at the start!
So, it's not surprising that the nine-nine-nine plan wound up being a win-win-win for Herman Cain. It made a big difference among the 29 percent of people polled with support for him. Perhaps that support came from the Tea Party, many of whom support Cain anyway. Perhaps that support came from demographic or cultural groups. But pollsters cannot ask for that data lest they be labeled racists.
It's the economy, people!
We can only surmise the reasons for Cain's recent rise to favor, but I would bet that it had something to do with the economy.
Hey, it's got to be good. Sprint, a budget commercial airline in Florida, is offering 9-9-9 fares, as little as $9 round trip to some destinations!
http://www.hermancain.com/999plan
http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/10/13/cain-s-9-9-9-plan-takes-skies
Published by Lorraine Yapps Cohen
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6 Comments
Post a CommentThis man scares me! If he gets elected, I would go out beforehand and buy a lot of material for making clothes and lots of food before the taxes go up! He really scares me!! In fact, we have decided to stay in our country home until after the election just in case we need to have a place to raise our own food and cows!! We may end up having to live off the land that is if his 9 9 9 plan goes into effect. The poor would not be able to even buy enough food for their family! What a sad day in our country when the poor are cast aside and the rich are favored.
Herman Cain is quite charismatic and very likeable... certainly worth considering. I still have doubts about a highly regressive taxation system like "9-9-9," whose sales tax will fall disproportionately heavy on the poor and working classes. (No matter how wise and thrifty the purchasing choices one makes.)
I've never seen him talk.
I agree with Michele. Thanks for the information.
I watched him tonight. He looked and sounded very knowldgeable, but I'm not quite sure how this will all work out in the end.
I'm watching, listening, waiting and praying. I will not cast my vote lightly :) cheers