Claim: A former chief of staff of the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation calls Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan "a terrific example of fiscal hocus pocus" that would have the effect of "drastically increasing taxes on the working poor and middle class." Edward Kleinbard, now a professor of law at the University of Southern California's Gould School of Law, published a research paper through the university on Oct. 12. It is so far the most detailed look at the 9-9-9 plan by any independent tax expert,
Fact-check: Cain's 'Fiscal Hocus Pocus' - FactCheck.org
Verdict: a former chief of staff of the nonpartisan joint committee on taxation calls herman cain's 9-9-9 plan "a terrific example of fiscal hocus pocus" that would have the effect of "drastically increasing taxes on the working poor and middle class." edward kleinbard, now a professor of law at the university of southern california's gould school of law, published a research paper through the university on oct. 12. it is so far the most detailed look at the 9-9-9 plan by any independent tax expert,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2011-10-13T20:29:00