More than just a co-founder of the FairTax. Leo Linbeck, Jr. was a visionary and philanthropist. It was his efforts along with two other wealthy friends, Robert McNair and Jack Trotter, that shared the vision of a tax system that was fair, simple, transparent, and conducive to economic growth. Never before has anyone thought that a tax system, by …
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You’re paying 145% more to heat your home and about 100% more to put a gallon of gas in your car today than you did 10 years ago. And you can thank the EPA and environmentalist wackos for the top two. All of them, except possibly #9, are the result of either government regulation or the political …
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Can’t think of a better way to just slit this country’s throat. Why do Democrats like Schumer hate this country so much that they’re willing to lay down our sovereignty and heritage? Too embarrassed to be proud of America at the expense of political party dominance. Do you know of any country that would pay illegal …
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Under the FairTax, all the controversy in the news today, from IRS abuse, to tax favors, to tax punishments, will disappear. Gone! The immense size of the IRS? Gone! The immense cost of compliance to taxpayers? Gone! The term “take home pay” becomes obsolete. No more federal deductions. You take home everything you make. Can …
First Amendment Not For Everyone Your First Amendment rights don’t mean much in Gaines Township, Michigan. Authorities there said that Vern Verduin, a cattle farmer who believes that President Obama’s political goals are destructive and inconsistent with American values, can’t put his trailer on his land with this message. More here. The Left’s Attack On …
Georgia Sen. David Shafer, the Duluth Republican who is serving as Senate president pro tem, dropped two bills this week that could convert state funding to the consumption tax. The move, he said, could make Georgia more competitive with places like Florida and Tennessee, which do not charge an income tax. “I’ve always believed we …
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Watch Sen. Saxby Chambliss introduce the FairTax, S122, into the Senate today. FairTax Act Cover Sheet Please share with everyone you know. The FairTax is an economic stimulus all by itself, aside from being the easiest and most transparent, and most researched system of revenue collection for the federal government ever proposed. For more …
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Seven features of an effective tax system. An effective tax system is one that can meet all seven. SIMPLE. It should be easy to understand. FAIR. Has the same rules for everyone. Emphasis on EVERYONE. VISIBLE. Taxpayers can plainly see the taxes they pay and the cost of government in their lives. NEUTRAL. The revenue …
This is good news. A small step forward. But it is a step forward. It brings the FairTax to a place in the legislative process that it has never been before. Many thanks sponsors Chambliss and Woodall and to the thousands of FairTax advocates throughout the country. Our work is finally beginning to pay off. …
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Tax reform is, like it was last election season, and the one before that etc., once again on the minds of politicians in Washington. But for very different reasons than why it is on our mind. We see the current IRS code as an impediment to starting or building a business and/or providing for our …