Chairman Reports

St. Patrick talked about the Washington, D.C. swamp. Don’t believe me? Read on. Read More.

When looking at the actions of politicians, Mark Twain said, “I’ve found that common sense ain’t so common.” Only inside the Washington D.C. Beltway will you find supposedly intelligent people that will look you in the eye and tell you that businesses actually pay taxes from some mysterious account that they have. These “brains” point to the billions of dollars that some of these corporations have. However, much of it has been kept outside of the U.S. because of U.S. tax policies and much of it is for re-investment in their business. Read More.

It is said that only two things are certain: death and taxes. With the government shutdown, the timing of your tax return is far from certain. Read on to learn how the FAIRtax would help solve this problem (among many others)… Read More.

A lesson for the swamp, from Abraham Lincoln: You can’t fool all the people all the time. But they’re trying. Read on. Read More.

Next week we celebrate the time 242 years ago that the Declaration of Independence was issued. Many Americans believe that the American Revolution was a revolt supported by a large majority of people living in the colonies. This was not true. Instead of overwhelming support, many residents of the colonies were openly against the revolution. These opponents were called Loyalists or Tories. Read More.

Get ready… something wicked this way comes. Is the IRS really increasing audits and enforcement actions? Read on. Read More.

Happy Holidays from FAIRtax! Read More.

A Wall Street Journal article entitled “For U.S. Farmers, China Tariffs’ Timing Is Brutal” that was published on March 26, 2018 discusses at length the possible adverse effects on farmers if there is a trade war with China. Read More.

We know Social Security is in serious trouble if nothing is done. What’s the best course of action? Read on. Read More.

One area of attack of the FAIRtax from Swamp supporters is regarding health care. The claims are the FAIRtax will add even more burdens on people who are sick. This is patently false. The following analysis was prepared by Karen Walby, Ph.D., Director of Research, Americans For Fair Taxation, and provides the truth. Read More.

We put out a press release on the power of FAIRtax supporters. Why? Because we frustrated the swamp - in other words, we made sure the truth won the day. Read on! Read More.

The wall on the southern border is all over the news lately. This week’s Chairman’s Report looks at the cost per taxpayer - and it isn’t as simple as you think. What do the numbers say? Will the wall save taxpayer dollars or not? And how does the FAIRtax figure in? Read on… Read More.

There aren’t many problems in this country that FAIRtax doesn’t help solve, and illegal immigration is no different. How, you ask? Read on. Read More.

The 2017 tax plan limited to $10,000 the itemized deduction allowed for state and local real estate and personal property taxes and either income taxes or sales taxes (SALT) on itemized income tax returns. Because the SALT deduction is primarily used by citizens in Blue States, even though also by higher income earners with high property taxes in all states, it has been attacked as politically motivated. Read More.

According to a recent Gallup Poll, only 19% of the public approve of the way that Congress is doing its job. Contrast this with the graphs published by Opensecrets.org which show that in the past, it is rare if the re-election rate of Senate and House incumbents has dropped below 80% and is most often over 90%. Read More.