Riding the Cain train: Washington D.C. pizza joint offering ’9-9-9 Pizza’ deal

October 14, 2011, 9:47 am

At least one pizza joint is trying to take advantage of the hype surrounding Republican presidential candidate and former pizza magnate Herman Cain’s “9-9-9” tax reform plan.

A Washington D.C. franchise of “Z Pizza” sent a promotional email out to customers Friday afternoon touting their new special: “The 9-9-9 Pizza, offering a large cheese pizza for only $9.99.

“Herman Cain is a pizza guy,” said co-owner Nick DeCarlo in an interview with The Daily Caller. “We thought we’d give our customers a little break, hopefully like Herman Cain’s tax plan might give taxpayers a break someday.” (RELATED: How Godfather’s Pizza is benefiting from Herman Cain)

Cain’s plan throws out the current tax system by establishing a 9 percent corporate tax, a 9 percent income tax and a new 9 percent national sales tax.

The deal is being offered at the Z-Pizza in Chinatown in Washington until Oct. 19. DeCarlo said another location in Silver Spring, Md. will roll out the special Monday.

This isn’t the first time the D.C. pizza joint has gone political with specials: DeCarlo said they offered a “Hawaiian special” after the hoopla of President Obama releasing his birth certificate earlier this year.

At least one other company is taking advantage of the 9-9-9 hype. Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is running an email promotion called the “9-9-9? deal, featuring one-way fares for $9.

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