It seems that somewhere I’ve heard that Herman Cain was president and CEO of Godfather’s Pizza. Oh, yeah. It’s been plastered over every news outlet, countless times.

How many voters know that he also has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, a master’s degree in computer science, was a mathematician for the Navy, a computer systems analyst for Coca-Cola, vice president of corporate data systems and services for Pillsbury, chairman of the National Restaurant Association, chairman of the Kansas Federal Reserve Bank and adviser to the Federal Reserve Bank?

All of that represents experience and accomplishments in information systems, business management and banking. He’s not just the pizza guy.

I’m not an economist or mathematician, so I don’t claim to know if his 9-9-9 plan makes sense economically.

But your editorial statement “as economic analysis has shown, it would reduce by fully half the revenues now produced by the current code” is just plain lame. Where’s the beef?

Then I read other unsubstantiated claims and a discussion of a value-added tax, which this plan is not, although I think Cain is leaning in that direction. I oppose a value-added tax but would support a flat tax. This plan seems to have more of those elements.

I haven’t committed to the candidate, much less this plan, yet. I rely on the media to help me make more informed decisions. This editorial missed the mark for me on that account.

Dan Richardson

China

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