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After his official announcement that he would be forming an exploratory committee to run for president in 2012, Herman Cain has faced a lot of questions about his ability to survive a republican primary and not to mention topple Obama in the general election. However, there has been a lot of talk about the other republican hopefuls for president in 2012 and it’s looking pretty bleak for them due to their past policy and personal life issues.

He believes in making it illegal for doctors to kill unborn children, protecting the sanctity of marriage, and has the business background to put our economy back on track. While some naysayers doubt his electability he has a true shot at taking Obama out of office. Just why do I believe this? He has well thought out ideas on fixing the failing economy by eliminating the regulations that are bankrupting our businesses all around the country, cutting taxes, and making government smaller.

Cain’s business experience and ranges from being CEO of the popular pizza chain “God Father’s Pizza” to bank chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. He has also been successful as an executive for Pillsbury and analyst for the Coca Cola company. Cain argues that if only 7% of Obama’s advisers have ever worked in the private sector how can they expect to fix the economic problems facing America today. He believes the only way businesses will open their doors for new employees is to cut taxes, deregulate and throw out the legislation that is putting roadblocks to success. If businesses are allowed to thrive, then they will hire more workers, which gives more money for people to spend in the economy.

The top corporate tax rate is killing businesses’ ability to hire and maintain stable growth and instead of the two year extension, he argues we need to not keep extending the Bush tax cuts but rather make them permanent. At the CPAC conference he argues that we need to throw out the tax code entirely and implement the fair tax, which eliminates federal income, corporate and payroll tax and then replace those taxes with a federal retail sales tax. The fair tax would abolish the IRS and citizens and businesses would only be required to pay taxes on purchases. Cain challenged Bill Clinton back in 1994 at a public forum when the Clinton’s tried to establish government health care. He asked Clinton what he should say to his employees when he as to lay them off after an employer mandate of high health care costs. Clinton said it would only add about 1.5% cost to the total cost of business expense. Cain called him out on this and said, “Quite honestly, your calculation is incorrect.” Clinton said he would get back to him on his numbers, but never did.

Rather than just doing the talking, as he has been on his Atlanta based conservative talk show, Herman Cain said he would like to actually act on his ideas and he feels this is the best timing for a 2012 presidential run. With the other candidates in the field looking wounded before the battle starts, Cain is someone to consider as the many months of debate push forward.

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Was doing some calculations, and I realized I don’t have much freedom. In order to move where i want to live it would cost more money, do what i want to do it would cost more money, say what i want to say it would cost more money, solve health problems i have it would cost more money.
America just doesn’t seem a very free place for somewhere that is waging a big war for freedom. Seems we should change thet national anthem so it says, ‘Land of the expensive and home of the upwardly mobile’. I suppose that the anthem would have to leave out mention of the millions who have no freedom at all, but who are necessary to make capitalism work.