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To: alanrs who wrote (448757)	10/1/2011 10:26:20 AM
From: goldworldnet	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

As a CEO, the closest parallel for Cain would probably be a Military General. Eisenhower did well. * * *

To: alanrs who wrote (448757)	10/1/2011 3:38:54 PM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

In summary, my view is that it is the fact that there are "levers of government" that IS the problem. My further view is that the mechanism through which these levers of government work is the tax code, which makes Cain particularly attractive. And I believe that is an issue he could take directly to the public If I understand correctly, talking about excessive "levers of government" is similar to saying that the government needs to be smaller, more limited, closer to the way the system was designed to be. I think that the tax code my be a problem, but the true issue is in the way those tax dollars are spent. Over the years our politicians promised too many things to too many people. Our tax base, no matter how it would be structured, cannot meet all those obligations. If I were to try pointing to the "root of all evil", that would probably have to be the ongoing gross manipulation of interest rates by the Fed and the government. It causes bubbles, malinvestments - and encourages government financial mischief through an illusion that borrowing is cheap. It's not. In the end the price will have to be paid.