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SimCity Video Mocks Cain's '9-9-9' Plan

EA also drops the game's price $9.99

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 17, 2011 6:35 PM CDT

(Newser) – The makers of SimCity are grabbing a little spotlight over Herman Cain's controversial "9-9-9" tax plan, the Huffington Post reports. While Cain swears he didn't take the idea from the video game, Electronic Arts is temporarily dropping the price of SimCity games... More »

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G.O.P.
Oct 18, 2011 7:45 AM CDT
Cain's plan for foreign policy probably comes from Tank Wars
river291
Oct 17, 2011 10:25 PM CDT
@Fascist_Jack.....Jack, Jack, Jack....There is no Federal Sales Tax! The media isn't lying when it says the 9% sales tax would be on top of existing taxes. Those are state and local sales taxes, and they would still be collected. Please try to understand these things before spouting off.
minki
Oct 17, 2011 10:21 PM CDT
Looking at that video makes me want to buy Sims 3 and Sims 3 Ambitions, unless Sims 4 is in the works with more enhanced graphics quality. The only SimCity part of that video was the 9 9 9 plan the majority of it was Sims 3.

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