Need info from someone's who's a lot more politically savvy then myself

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Quick question: In Cain's 9-9-9 plan [9% sales tax, 9% income tax, and 9% corporate tax] is that 9% sales tax in place of already existing state sales tax or on top of that? Because if it's on top of it and he wants folks on disabilities to also pay income tax on top of their state income tax [if your yearly is low enough you don't pay Federal Income Tax and a lot of states don't require income taxes paid on disability income]. If so then a lot of lower and middle income people are royally screwed.

Right now Idaho has a 6% sales tax on non-food items. Food isn't taxed. That's one of the few things that saves me. If the sales tax thing is 9% straight across the board and would include food, utilities, everything, I'm screwed. And so far I can't find any real information of just what he means by this plan of his.

Anyone have a clue?