You don’t need to be an economist to see why Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan, which includes a national sales tax on food, is incredibly regressive. All you really have to do is take a gander at this chart.
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You don’t need to be an economist to see why Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan, which includes a national sales tax on food, is incredibly regressive. All you really have to do is take a gander at this chart.