Herman Cain: Why He Would Make the Best 45th President of the United States

It's clear that the presidential campaigning season is now upon us.  You can now get online and find that every other news article is about the current status of certain candidates and how they can use current events as leverage in their campaigning.  On the side of the Democrats there is the strongly suspected nominee, Barack H. Obama, the incumbent.  The side of the Republicans is much wider with the following current candidates; Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Michele Bachman, Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain, Rick Santorum, and Jon Huntsman.  This seems like a wide range, however there are currently three clear frontrunners; Romney, Cain, and Gingrich.  In the most recent Rasmussen poll Cain and Romney are tied with 29% of the vote, and Gingrich is a considerable distance behind receiving only 10% of the vote.   This is a big change from a few weeks ago, when Romney and Perry were virtually tied and Cain was only receiving single digits in the polls.

Why has Cain vaulted himself forward in the last few weeks?

I believe the answer involves a couple different reasons.  First, Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax/jobs plan is revolutionary, and revolutionary is what America needs in a time like this, when, to say that the economy is limping along is an understatement.  I took a tax class in college and it was the most confusing class I took during my four years there. I still have no idea what all the different tax laws are, and I have no idea how to report my taxes at the lowest cost.  Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan wipes out current tax codes and simplifies the whole system, something that no other candidate has been bold enough to attempt.  He has received a fair amount of criticism for his plan but he has unabashedly defended every aspect of his plan.  The other night at the Bloomberg debate Cain was told that "Bloomberg Government ran the numbers" and determined that Cain's 9-9-9 plan would provide $200 billion less than the current tax code, Cain's response was "the problem with that analysis is that it is incorrect".  He went on to say that it is incorrect because Bloomberg government uses the same base that the current tax code receives, however the "base" of people that will report taxes is increased under the 9-9-9 plan, therefore making it "revenue neutral". 

There were two negative responses to Cain's 9-9-9 plan when other candidates were questioned about it.  When Michele Bachman was asked if she agreed that the plan is revenue neutral she dodged the question by saying that it is a new tax plan, not a jobs plan, and that it would be a bad idea to give congress the extra sales tax revenue.  The other similar response by a few of the candidates was that the 9-9-9 plan could soon turn into a 20-20-20 plan.  These responses are only ways of saying, "I don't believe in a bold solution".  The fact that the 9-9-9 plan gives congress a new tax on people is not a big deal as long as that new tax does not increase to the 20-20-20 plan.  The problem with the 20-20-20 argument is that if that outcome were to occur it would be an outcome of democracy.  Currently many Americans believe in cutting taxes in order to stimulate the economy, which is why Cain's plan is the 9-9-9 plan, that would be a drastic cut in income and corporate taxes, which is believed to be what the people want.  The only way that the 9-9-9 plan can change is if the elected government officials decide that those numbers should increase or decrease, that is democracy, that is the system that America was founded upon.  Under current tax codes the elected government officials can decide to raise or lower the taxes on American people and corporations, so in that sense the 9-9-9 plan changes nothing.  It does not make it easier for congress to raise or lower taxes, it only makes it simpler for people to translate tax codes.

The second reason that Cain has vaulted himself forward is because he speaks his mind and he is "no nonsense".  Does this remind you of anyone?  How about the current governor of New Jersey?

Many people looked to Chris Christie to run for president for that exact reason, he is "no nonsense", and he doesn’t care what people think of him, he says what he wants to say, and what he thinks is right.  Even after consistently answering "no", that he would not run for president during various speeches, Christie still had to make a formal announcement recently, saying "it's not my time" for the many people of the United States that begged him to run.  With Christie off the ballot people should and are looking to the other candidate that says what he believes to be right, sticks with it, and does not put up with nonsense…Herman Cain.  America needs a president that will make things happen, not a president that makes empty promises, and Herman Cain will make things happen like he has at so many of the jobs he's held in his life. 

As this period in America continues to be full of uncertainty, the one thing that I am most certain of, is that Herman Cain will make the best 45th president of the United States of America.