Cain had three economists write HIS plan. One thinks they screwed it up. Cain has to point people to their write-up on his web site when he's asked about the plan.
If you read Moore's comments about it, and if you look at the plan, it is clear Cain asked for a good, sound-bite political tax plan. Cain wants Fairtax, but didn't think it was a political winner. So they created 9-9-9, which isn't the best plan but was a great sound bite. Moore says now that they screwed up because they didn't realize how people would feel about the sales tax part, and suggests they re-work it to remove that. Because WHAT is in the 9-9-9 plan isn't as important as how politically popular it is.
But don’t get me wrong — We don’t need a President with good ideas. We need a President who will RECOGNIZE good ideas, who will SEEK OUT good ideas, who knows how to get good ideas through the political process, who knows how to surround himself with people who can communicate good ideas to him.
If 9-9-9 was a good idea, ANY of our presidential candidates could push it through congress. We don’t need Cain to get 9-9-9, if it is actually a plan that would work.
The question is, which candidate has shown the most experience at getting good ideas, recognizing them, and pushing them through the political process. Which candidate has been able to find ways to implement conservative principles through legislation? Which candidate can articulate conservative principles in a way that encourages others to think of good ideas to implement those principles?
There is one candidate running now who has written a book espousing conservative principles, and who has shown the ability to take good conservative ideas, get to get them implemented and to govern by them. There is one candidate who has both voiced the sound principles of federalism and a limited federal government, and has also implemented executive policies which enact those conservative principles.