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An economic maelstrom is brewing. A few months ago, it cost Rachel Lee about $150 to buy two weeks of groceries for her family of four. Lately, she says, it takes almost $100 more to buy the same food. Read More.

Venezuela's oil is heavier, dirtier, and more difficult to extract than US or Canadian oil Read More.

The Internal Revenue Service entered this tax filing season severely backlogged and shorthanded—the result of decades of underfunding exacerbated by Covid-19 related strains. As of early last month, the agency had 23.5 million tax returns and pieces of correspondence awaiting manual processing, including some paper returns filed as far back as April of 2021. Read More.

The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 3/21/22: “How To Get Candidates To Sign The FAIRtax Pledge – 3rd Installment: The Meeting” Read More.

CEO of DeskTime – a time tracking and productivity app for companies and freelancers. He's also an amateur athlete and father of two. Read More.

Small businesses are among some of the hardest hit due to rising gas prices Read More.

"Good News, Tax Evaders! The IRS Can’t Keep Up" - This is the name of an article by Jay Starkman, a CPA, that appeared in the Wall Street Journal on February 15, 2022.  Read More.

Lawmakers say current rules could mean tax forms going out to people selling used clothes and other belongings online Read More.

One man blames Biden's Keystone XL pipeline cancelation as one reason for high gas, grocery prices Read More.

In Monday’s Guest Editorial, John Hendrickson of Iowans For Tax Relief says “all taxpayers in Iowa will see tax relief” from the recently signed legislation. This statement is patently false! Iowa income taxes are graduated ranging from 0.33% up to 8.53%. Anyone making less than $28,000 a year is currently paying less than 4% in Iowa Income Tax. The new 4% flat tax will raise taxes on everyone in Iowa making less than $28,000. Read More.

After the demonetisation in 2016, India initiated ‘Project Insight’ to deter noncompliance, to impart confidence that all eligible persons pay appropriate taxes, and to promote a fair tax administration. Read More.

The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 3/14/22: “How To Get Candidates To Sign The FAIRtax Pledge – 2nd Installment: Meeting Prep” Read More.

"Millennials and Generation Z's Must Demand the FAIRtax! " - There are compelling reasons for all of us to support enacting the FAIRtax.  However, it is especially vital for Millennials and Generation Z if they are to have any hope of enjoying the opportunities and lifestyles that were available to the Baby Boomers and Generation X’s. Read More.

Nearly half of all IRS audits in 2021 targeted the nation’s poorest taxpayers, according to a new study. Read More.

For 40 years the IRS has tried and failed to update its main computer system. Regardless of funding level and regardless of who controls the White House and Congress, the bureaucracy is simply unable to pull it off. The IRS and progressive Democrats continue to plead poverty and pretend the failure is due to insufficient funding rather than incompetence. Read More.