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Dear FairTax Supporters, My name is Paul Broun and I’m running for Congress in Georgia’s Ninth District. I’m an ardent supporter of the FairTax. The tax code is one of the most important issues in our country because it affects everyone. Currently, the tax code a convoluted, job-killing disaster. To fix it, we need to abolish the IRS, repeal the 16th Amendment, and implement the FairTax. I’ve got a record of fighting to do this … Read More.

It is time to show our solidarity and appreciation to those Members who support our legislation by honoring them with an official FAIRtax pinning ceremony and photo opportunity for our weekly newsletter. Read More.

Returning to the halls of Congress was an honor and a privilege for me to represent the FairTax organization! Read More.

Many years ago, Ronald Reagan joked for the average person the US tax code is like a daily mugging. Read More.

Because the FAIRtax does not “pre-tax” consumption like the existing income and payroll taxes do, the shoppers go to the store with not 65% to 75% of their earnings to spend because of withholding, but with 100% of their paycheck except for any state deductions. Read More.

The media, both liberal and conservative, is proclaiming that there will be “tax reform” in 2017. Many Members of Congress, both liberal and conservative, have announced that there will be “tax reform” in 2017. Read More.

Tax cheats can breathe a little easier. The gun-toting Internal Revenue Service investigators who send felons to prison are retiring in droves and there’s no one to replace them. Read More.

The key debate question is, “What is wrong with the federal tax code and how to fix it?” Read More.

Staff at Wisconsin’s nearly extinct speech regulator misled their board about the agency’s deep involvement in a politically driven John Doe investigation months before the board authorized the probe. Read More.

Her first reaction was relatively logical—”That’s ridiculous,” she said, “I never received any notices.” Read More.

The Donald Trump-led Republican presidential field has attracted outsize attention for eccentricity. With less notice, it is also pointing America to a very different tax system. Read More.

To sort out some states’ income tax systems, it can take an accounting degree. Read More.

The Internal Revenue Service’s systems for detecting fraud may wind up costing taxpayers millions, a Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration audit found . Read More.

A flat consumption tax is the least economically destructive tax system. Read More.

The idea of tying travel to taxes has been percolating in Washington for years. Read More.