Up until 1913 there was no income tax then the banksters got together and pushed through the Federal Reserve act and with it came the income tax. Ever since then taxes have gone up and the value of the dollar has gone down. I agree with Ron Paul that we should scrap the income tax, cut gov't spending and let the power of the people get this economy going again, so far all the gov't central planning has only resulted in bank bailouts and the people getting screwed.
Mr. Herman Cain was the chairman of the Federal Reserve bank in Kansas City, that's the only special interest that matters in his case. He was loyal to the banksters and not the people. His 999 tax plan would have put the 70% of the taxes that the top 10% pay now on the backs of the middle class and the poor. His plan would have been disatorous.