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<blockquote data-quote="klein" data-source="post: 887121" data-attributes="member: 23950">I wouldn&#039;t say it&#039;s only paid once.If you need a spare parts, the parts get taxed at 9%.If Cain also adds 9% to all services, like here. Then if you shop online, you pay 9% extra for the item, plus another 9% added to the shipping costs of the item.(unless of course free shipping is included).So, if services are taxed as well, your repair man (shop) will be 9% more expensive, ups, fedex, usps, too.Even wiping your butt after a bthroom visit is taxed 9% on the paper used (can&#039;t say you only use that once)&nbsp; LOLHowever, our GST was not put in place to make taxes less complicated or fairer. It was put in place to get rid of a so called 16% manufacturing tax we had at the time.Meaning, every item that was manufactured in Canada had a 16% manufacturing tax added to it (on top of corperate taxes).They (government) needed to get away with it to compete globally, and by doing so, they gave us the GST to make up for the shortfall, which in turn did lower some costs of good here, esspecially new cars.But, don&#039;t expect that outcome in the US with 9-9-9. There is no gain, not even for companies. Sure they&#039;ll only pay 9% corperate taxes, but will have zero deductables. (not for wages, building costs, uniforms, vehicles, etc) - quite the opposite, they&#039;ll need to pay an additional 9% for all those costs (exempt wages).If Herman Cain gets closer to being the Predident candidate, then we&#039;ll see more analyst and even CEO&#039;s talking about how bad a 9-9-9 plan would be.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="klein, post: 887121, member: 23950"] I wouldn't say it's only paid once. If you need a spare parts, the parts get taxed at 9%. If Cain also adds 9% to all services, like here. Then if you shop online, you pay 9% extra for the item, plus another 9% added to the shipping costs of the item. (unless of course free shipping is included). So, if services are taxed as well, your repair man (shop) will be 9% more expensive, ups, fedex, usps, too. Even wiping your butt after a bthroom visit is taxed 9% on the paper used (can't say you only use that once) LOL However, our GST was not put in place to make taxes less complicated or fairer. It was put in place to get rid of a so called 16% manufacturing tax we had at the time. Meaning, every item that was manufactured in Canada had a 16% manufacturing tax added to it (on top of corperate taxes). They (government) needed to get away with it to compete globally, and by doing so, they gave us the GST to make up for the shortfall, which in turn did lower some costs of good here, esspecially new cars. But, don't expect that outcome in the US with 9-9-9. There is no gain, not even for companies. Sure they'll only pay 9% corperate taxes, but will have zero deductables. (not for wages, building costs, uniforms, vehicles, etc) - quite the opposite, they'll need to pay an additional 9% for all those costs (exempt wages). If Herman Cain gets closer to being the Predident candidate, then we'll see more analyst and even CEO's talking about how bad a 9-9-9 plan would be. [/QUOTE]

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