The reason that our plan is being attacked so much is because lobbyists, accountants, politicians, they don't want to throw out the current tax code and put in something that's simple and fair.

我们的计划受到如此攻击的原因是因为游说者、会计师、政客，他们不想废弃目前的税法，不想把它改成简单和公平的税法。

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Businessman Herman Cain, who has his poll ratings surge in recent weeks, proposes a "9-9-9" tax plan that would replace the current code with a 9% income tax, business tax, and a national sales tax.

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And, according to the plan, it would do so while pretty much retaining the progressivity of the current code.

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The proposal is part of a larger plan that would reform the federal tax code, lowering the corporate tax rate from its current 35% while cutting deductions, credits, and other breaks.

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