Funny how none of the other candidates brought up this issue until Herman Cain propsed his 999 plan. At least Cain had the balls to toss the idea out there, and see what the people made of it. Sure it can use some tweaking and refinement, but it shows that Cain isn’t afraid to push forward with new ideas that may make things better for everybody.
Perry was for the flat tax before any of us heard of Herman Cain.
He touted it in his book “Fed up”