BWAHAHAHAHA! "Herman Cain's 9-9-9 Plan Straight Out of SimCity?" BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

[in_cog_ni_to]

Rarely does the world of politics cross over into my little video game corner here, much less something as significant as the presidential race, but I woke up today with a note in my inbox that claimed candidate Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 tax plan might have had gaming inspiration.

As it turns out, in Maxis’s SimCity 4, the default tax rates actually all start at 9% for commercial taxes, 9% for industrial and 9% for residential. It’s not exactly corporate, income and sales, but it’s close enough to be noticeable.

The Huffington Post made the connection, and contacted Maxis for comment. Senior producer Kip Katsarelis seemed bemused.

“We encourage politicians to continue to look to innovative games like SimCity for inspiration for social and economic change,” said Katsarelis. “While we at Maxis and Electronic Arts do not endorse any political candidates or their platforms, it’s interesting to see GOP candidate Herman Cain propose a simplified tax system like one we designed for the video game SimCity 4.”

Cain cites his own economic advisors for coming up with the plan, not the video game, but one has to wonder, if it’s right for SimCity, is it right for America? My thriving virtual metropolis would at least seem to think so.<snip>

http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2011/10/14/herman-cains-9-9-9-plan-straight-out-of-simcity/

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[FSogol]

1. When is Herman Cain going to release his SimCity Scores?

:rofl:

[malaise]

2. I saw this somewhere last night

It was fall down funny :rofl: :rofl:

[LynneSin]

3. I thought it was an add for Pizza - 9 9in pizzas for $9 each

:rofl:

Here I thought he was going to save the world with Pizza

[udbcrzy2]

4. 999 too funny

Huntsman said that he thought it was the price of a pizza. Bachman said that if you turn it upside down that it meant 666. I love those repub debates, they are so worth it.

[Telly Savalas]

20. Bachman really said that? That's hilarious.

[Whisp]

5. precious.

:rofl:

[JTFrog]

6. lulz. n/t

[Ian David]

7. Now I have doubts about his "Attack its weak point for massive damage" strategy for Iran. n/t

[progressoid]

16. Risk?

[Ian David]

17. Giant Enemy Crab

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g1fr5vk72M

[chade]

21. And who among us can forget his distinctive anti-terror plan...

...Casting Magic Missile at the darkness?

[JaneQPublic]

8. I figured him for more of the "board game" type of guy.

Although, if it were so, he would insted be hawking the "Pass Go and Collect $200" Economic Plan.

:rofl:

[ixion]

9. and, actually, those default settings never yield good results.

and thus require adjustment. So even at that, it's a failure of an option.

[Harmony Blue]

10. So sad

the funny thing with Sim City is that the public becomes angry every time you raise their taxes. But ignore them and watch the city grow. Meanwhile, if you don't raise taxes your city tends to die.

[phasma ex machina]

11. Cain supported the bankster's TARP. nt

[Sentath]

12. Herman Cain says "Nein, Nein, Nein !!"

Cred where credit is due, aint_no_life_nowhere said it here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2105109#2105156

[pinboy3niner]

13. GReedDiamond updated the old sci-fi movie poster...

:rofl:

[dtexdem]

14. Oh, well then, it has been tried out in computer simulation and its effects verified.

;-)

[a2liberal]

15. K&R (n/t)

[EVDebs]

18. "Nein, Nein, Nein !" is what they really need to hear "Actung baby !" nt

[ThoughtCriminal]

19. He'd like to turn wage workers into...