Steve Forbes excited by Rick Perry's package

[marmar]

Steve Forbes, whose flat tax plan helped make him an unlikely contender for the Republican presidential nomination 15 years ago, is praising a new version of the idea from Rick Perry. And Forbes, who says he helped devise Perry's plan, left little doubt that he'll formally back the Texas governor before long.

In an interview with Yahoo News, Forbes called Perry's proposal, announced in a speech Wednesday, "the most exciting tax plan since Reagan's," in 1980.

Asked whether that included his own 1996 plan, Forbes said it did, because unlike him in 1996, when he fell short of upsetting front-runner Bob Dole, Perry "is going to win."

Forbes, the chief executive of his family's eponymous publishing empire, said the Perry camp reached out to him for help in crafting their plan. "We got into discussions of basic principles--how the thing might be shaped," he said. "The candidate concluded it ought be a simple rate. Make it as simple and bold as possible." ............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/forbes-perry-flat-tax-most-exciting-tax-plan-192840946.html

[Warpy]

1. The fact that he insists it be simple tells me he's a simpleton

and that's an opinion I've held of the overprivileged shit for decades.

[Ilsa]

2. I laughed when I saw your topic.

The rumor in Texas would work the other way around, though, that Perry would be excited ...

[maddezmom]

3. I was going to say..."Who writes this headlines?"

but then I saw it was you. :evilgrin:

[Mz Pip]

4. I'll bet he is...

;-)

[watercolors]

5. Oh My is it the size of Texas?

[CTyankee]

6. Is THAT why Steve Forbes never blinks?

I was wondering what was the cause of this phenomenon...

[joeybee12]

7. Photos!

:evilgrin:

[trof]

8. The last time I got 'excited' about a tax plan was...

um...never.
:eyes:

[Tyrs WolfDaemon]

9. So, Forbes is excited about Perry's package...

But what about some of the other Repub contenders?

How will Santorum handle it? Will he be disgusted or is this a chance for more fun google searches?

Does Bachmann like it? Which one likes it more, Michele or Marcus?

Romney will probably wonder if the magick underwear can conceal it.

Cain will demand that it arrives in 30 minutes or less.

What do you all think?

[The Doctor.]

10. ow. ow. ow. ow. ow.

+1 for getting my attention.

-1000 for causing psychological trauma.