Cainunism (keyn -
yuh - niz - uhm) – noun
1. A theory or system of economic organization based on a wildly optimistic regard for the fiscal discipline of
Congress and the President. Adherence to this theory typically requires the suspension of disbelief concerning the ability of increasing the
government’s power to tax, without substantive spending cuts, to actually reduce burdens on taxpayers and to produce economic recovery.
2. The intentional use by politicians of resonant slogans which obfuscate and distract some voters from the otherwise conspicuous absence of thoughtful, realistic or realizable fiscal or monetary plans and policies.
Cainunist (keyn -
yuh - nist) - adjective
1. Of, characterized by, favoring or relating to Cainunism; Cainunistic
Origin of Cainunism: term used by informed voters to describe the economic-sounding slogans that originated from the
2012 vanity presidential campaign of Herman Cain (1945 – )
Synonyms for Cainunism: 1. Prevarication, 2. Deception, 2. Cozen, 3. Hucksterism,
4. Hoodwink, 5. Sales Pitch, 6. Razzle Dazzle
Antonyms for Cainunism: 1. Common Sense, 2. Objective Reality, 3. Free Market, 4. Tax Reduction, 5. Economic
Liberty, 6. Less
Government, 7. Constitutionalism, 8. Ron Paul
Cainunism. In a sentence: “Imagining that a ‘9 - 9 - 9’ percent
tax ‘plan’ would not soon be 9.9 - 9.9 - 9.9, then
19 -
19 - 19, and so on, is just more magical Cainunist thinking.”
