9-9-9 Is Not The Reason To Vote For Herman Cain

By Ron McCoy
West Orlando Tea Party

If you have not heard of the 9-9-9 Plan by now, you must be sleeping under a rock at a local Occupy Wall Street protest. Like everyone else, I want to learn more about the plan but I’m more concerned that people realize and understand that the substance behind the man is more important than the substance behind the plan.

I have yet to meet too many people who enjoy dealing with our current tax code and the IRS. Most everyone agrees we should get rid of it and simplify the process. It is a tangled mess that only benefits those who can afford high priced lobbyists or experienced tax lawyers. For most of us, it is a headache and a waste of valuable time and resources.

There is also an element in our society who avoids the system altogether due to acquiring their income through black market activities like drug dealing and prostitution. It would be nice to have them pay federal taxes and I that is one of the appealing factors to the national sales tax component that people are missing.

Opponents are focused on convincing Americans that the 9-9-9 Plan will hurt the poor and working class. I do not believe this is the case and if it turns out to be the case, Mr. Cain would be the first one to make an adjustment as he did today(9-0-9).

When you look at how viscously he has been attacked for coming up with a plan to simplify everyone’s lives and create jobs, you can clearly see who is threatened. After all, if you control the purse strings you control power and some people just can’t fathom the idea of losing control of their minions.

Right after the Florida Straw Poll last month, I talked to a reporter who called me about Herman’s 9-9-9 plan. I was quick to point out that it was not the plan itself responsible for boosting Mr. Cain in the polls but rather the substance behind the man and his boldness to take on Washington and politics as usual. The fact is that he has a great track record in the private sector and his leadership ability attracts many of us to him. When you look at the polls, it is apparent others are seeing this as well.

He is a man who can lead and inspire this country as he has done in the private sector with huge success. He is completely genuine and has no other goal in mind other than to get our country back on track and save us from the spending binge that has gotten steadily worse over the last few years.

I believe he is smart enough to realize he doesn’t have all of the answers to our problems we face today and some of his plans may need some tweaking. His 9-9-9 plan will most likely need some work and modifying and I am okay with that. It is irrelevant in my mind because I know where his heart is and why he has proposed such a bold plan.

The media and political analysts continue to banter about how Cain can’t win because he doesn’t have the money or organizational structure in place in places like Iowa, South Carolina and Florida. I don’t believe money matters nearly as much anymore given the power and rise of the internet.

As far as organizational structure, Herman Cain has well over 140 tea party groups here in Florida alone who would go the extra mile to see him defeat BarOccupy OBama in 2012. I am convinced that people like Bill O’Reilly and Karl Rove are truly living in a bubble and rarely talk to ordinary Americans. Eventually, they will not be able to continue to claim Mitt Romney as the odds on favorite to win the nomination and recognize what the people have been saying for a while.

If they talked to regular folks like we do, they would hear the overwhelming support people have for Mr. Cain and the passion that goes with it. Throw in some fair tax supporters who are in the millions and you have a full fledged army of support that Romney and Perry could only dream of.

Of all of the candidates running for President, I trust Herman Cain to lead our country back to greatness and believe over time more people will begin to see past the plan and look at the man and his character.

America is yearning for a strong leader like Herman Cain.

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