[Java4Jay]

Cruz’s plan is an income tax with a VAT on top.

Cruz's tax plan is NOT a VAT. His website clearly explains his tax plan and it points out clearly how it's NOT a VAT.

Maybe you should learn to read and study instead of spreading lies!

[EternalVigilance]

Forbes: Ted Cruz’s Business Flat Tax is a VAT

http://www.forbes.com/sites/beltway/2016/01/15/ted-cruzs-business-flat-tax-is-a-vat/#5f49e114580f

Ted Cruz’s and Rand Paul’s Strange Embrace of the VAT

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/426469/ted-cruz-rand-paul-vat

The Tax Foundation: Ted Cruz’s “Business Flat Tax” is what most tax policy experts would call a “tax-inclusive subtraction-method value-added tax” (VAT) or a “business transfer tax” (BTT).

http://taxfoundation.org/blog/ted-cruz-s-business-flat-tax-primer

[EternalVigilance]

I’ll accept your apology for what you called me at any time.

That’s assuming you read the links I gave you and have informed yourself.