EA (The Sims / SimCity) parodies Herman Cain's 999 Plan

[cascadiance]

Run time: 00:55 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d58srfL7Ka8   Posted on YouTube: October 18, 2011 By YouTube Member: Kurbast Views on YouTube: 8380   Posted on DU: October 26, 2011 By DU Member: cascadiance Views on DU: 619

 
Electronic Arts looks to be having fun with Herman Cain and his infatuation with "999" with this parody, and also as noted in this article from Huffington Post, they are discounting their SimCity games to $9.99 on their website in honor of his infatuation with their games!



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/17/herman-cain-999-plan-simcity_n_1016131.html

SimCity Games Will Cost $9.99 In Honor Of Herman Cain's 999 Plan

Amanda Terkel - [e-mail]

WASHINGTON -- Presidential candidate Herman Cain swears he didn't get the idea for his 999 tax plan from SimCity, but the makers of that video game are still having fun with the connection.

On Monday afternoon, Electronic Arts will be lowering the price of SimCity games on its website to $9.99 -- a $10 discount -- for a limited time.

It has also put out a video about the similarities between Cain's plan and the default tax rates in the game SimCity 4, which were first noted by The Huffington Post.

"The team behind the famous city management game are having fun with this possible connection and have created this video in good natured fun," said EA in a statement.

The video ponders the origins of Cain's plan, with cameos by video game versions of President Barack Obama, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Its final conclusion: "No, Mr. Cain. The 999 is a video game plan."

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[Staph]

1. Cute!

I love that Mitt Romney is playing with a ghost dog -- nice dig!