GOP Candidates Take Shots At Cain's Economic Plan

by Mara Liasson, NPR

Former pizza chain executive Herman Cain, who's risen to second place in several polls, was the new target for attacks from his Republican rivals at Tuesday night's presidential debate in Hanover, N.H. With his 9-9-9 economic plan, Cain plans to scrap the tax code and replace it with a 9 percent income tax, sales tax and corporate tax.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, October 12, 2011