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Cain Dials Back 9-9-9 to 9-0-9

22 October 2011

I want to take the high road and just report this story without a wink and an “I told you so” and act like I’m all gracious like that. My brothers would tell you that’s a lie. I’m totally about the “I told you so.” So here: I told you so. Almost every presidential candidate [...]

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National Sales Tax Not in the Cards – For Now

20 April 2010

At least once a week, I get an email asking me about whether I think that President Obama will launch a national sales tax as part of tax reform efforts. My answer? Nope. I’ve said before that I think tax reform is an enormous undertaking and, let’s face it, with a struggling economy and health [...]

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Fix the Tax Code Friday: National Sales Tax

3 April 2009

It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! This week, my post about a national sales tax on online sales was all in jest for April Fool’s Day. But it caught some folks off guard because it really could happen. Proponents say that a national sales tax would increase revenue by taxing consumption rather than income. Critics [...]

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