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The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 7/1/24: “Tax Day letter to the Desert Sun” Read More.

Could the unthinkable ever happen to our great country? Victor Davis Hanson addresses this very subject in his latest book, The End of Everything. In a recent article in the June 2024 edition of Amac Magazine entitled, “Can Societal Annihilation Happen Again?” Victor discusses many aspects of what has historically led certain civilizations to experience a complete elimination of their culture, way of life, language, physical space, people, and long customs and traditions. Read More.

Arkansas Gov. Sanders signed legislation cutting the state's top individual tax rate and the top corporate rate, the latest in a series of AR income tax cuts in recent years. Read More.

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The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 6/24/24: “A new FAIRtax book; it's about time!” Read More.

John Linder, a retired Member of Congress is the original sponsor of the FAIRtax and is on the AFFT Advisory Board members. John has written a letter to President Trump about how to fundamentally change D.C.--he should replace the income/payroll tax system with FAIRtax. Read More.

Higher property taxes as a result of skyrocketing home values has led to protests from property owners, a deluge of "heartbreaking" pleas to elected officials, and a proposed constitutional amendment to cap tax increases. Read More.

Kansas lawmakers are being brought back to the Statehouse by Gov. Laura Kelly to pass a tax cut. The Chiefs are negotiating a possible move as well. Read More.

The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 6/17/24: “Letter to editor needs a response” Read More.

One of the loudest complaints raised against the FAIRtax is that it would abolish the corporate income tax. According to DC elite thinking, it’s absolutely unconscionable that billions of dollars of corporate profits would go completely untaxed. The elites sincerely believe that these mega-rich corporations have an obligation to “pay their fair share”. Read More.

The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 7/15/24: “Truth and Fairy Tales about Value-Added Taxes” Read More.

New laws will provide hundreds, or thousands, of dollars for families with kids and working low-income families. Read More.

Meanwhile, Trump did not endorse any of Nevada's Republican candidates for U.S. Senate but did say he'd rather be electrocuted than eaten by a shark. Read More.

The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 6/10/24: “Hostile Argument: We will end up with both a Sales Tax and an Income Tax” Read More.

An editorial in the Wall Street Journal discussed IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel’s testimony before the House Appropriations on May 7, 2024. Here are some of the points made in the editorial: Commissioner Werfel told legislators that the IRS faces financial collapse. “Resources are limited,” he said, and the agency “will likely use them entirely before the funding expires.” Read More.