Republicans are always opponents of tax increases, unless it deals with Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan, which would increase taxes for 83.8% of the population...

Yeah, that's right. The arguable front-runner to become the Republican nominee for the 2012 presidential election's tax plan would increase taxes for 83.8% of this country. Republicans recently voted down the American Jobs Act, which would have resulted in a raise of taxes for the top 1-2%, meaning that 98-99% of the country would be unaffected. In Cain's plan, those making anywhere from under $10,000 to $200,000 would see a mean tax hike of $3,381.75, a 950% spike for those making between $10,000 and $20,000 a year. For those making between $200,000 and over $1,000,000? They'd see a mean tax cut of $175,297, including a $455,247 tax cut for those making over $1,000,000.

That's right, folks. The anti-tax party, also know as the Republican Party, is a strong opponent of a plan which would increase taxes on the 1-2% wealthiest in this country while leaving 98-99% unscathed, yet support a plan which would increase taxes on the bottom 84%, with the top 16% being the beneficiaries of the plan.

I've got to hand it to the GOP. They have quite the clever little scheme going on here. They've beaten into the heads of this nation that the Democratic Party are the tax-happy party. When Democrats proposed to increase taxes on the top 1-2%, then the GOP went on to say, "You see? We told you so! They're raising your taxes!" Eh, 1-2% of them. They forgot to mention that little detail. But, here they are, having the public believe the Democrats are tax-happy, while they're anti-tax and then supporting a bill which would results in tax increases for over 4/5 of the population and only benefiting those most well off.

As the studies' results (non-partisan ones at that) have just been released, I really can't wait for the news stations, newspapers, politicians and late night talk show hosts (Stewart and Colbert, in particular) beat this tax plan into the ground. Hopefully people will start listening to what the catchy 9-9-9 is about and how it will effect them, with over 4/5 of them having to pay more in taxes.

As can be deduced, the Republican Party is full of math scholars:

1) We hate taxes.

2) We will never vote for a tax increase.

3) Case and point... We will note vote for a bill which increases taxes on 1-2% of the country, while leaving 98-99% of it unscathed. The number left unscathed must be 100%!

4) We support a plan which increases taxes on 84% of the population, while benefiting the top 16%.

Yup... the GOP is all about mathematics and consistency.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/12/obama-jobs-bill-payments_n_958560.html

http://taxpolicycenter.org/numbers/displayatab.cfm?DocID=3221