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All of us know that there are many reasons to pass the FAIRtax and we don’t need to list them here. However, in this the world’s greatest economy we have a growing crisis. According to a national survey conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder: Read More.

After the State of the Union address, we were faced with a fork in America’s path: Do we choose freedom or socialism? This week, Steve Hayes examines this choice and how the FAIRtax might just be the liberty we’re searching for. Read More.

States with high taxes aren’t happy about the recent tax cuts. Why? Because their taxes are too high. So who to blame? The federal government who cut taxes, of course. Read More.

What do the Yellow Vests protesting in France have in common with taxation in the United States? It might not be what you think… Read More.

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

Understanding ‘swamp talk’ isn’t easy. Politicians often say one thing and do another, while families and small businesses pay the price… Read More.

What happens when you step on a rattlesnake? A candidate who ran a false ad attacking FAIRtax just found out. Read More.

Some critics of the FAIRtax assert that purchasing homes will be much more difficult for working Americans. They point to the fact that new homes, like other retail products, will be subject to the FAIRtax… Read More.

Russell Long served as a U.S. Senator from 1948 until 1987 and was chairman of the Senate Finance Committee for fifteen years from 1966 to 1981. During a meeting at his Washington, D.C. office in the early 1990’s, the Senator related that during his time on the Senate Finance Committee, there was always a constant stream of lobbyists explaining why they were in favor of tax reform as long as it did not affect their client’s particular tax benefit… Read More.

THE IRS IS AUDITING A LOT FEWER AMERICANS–PERCENTAGE OF INDIVIDUAL TAX AUDITS FALLS TO LOWEST LEVEL SINCE 2002 Read More.

What is the FAIRtax? And, just as importantly, what ISN’T the FAIRtax? With tax day looming, get the real story here. Read on. 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.

The Florida political attacks on the FAIRtax haven’t stopped, and as Benjamin Franklin said, “Half a truth is often a great lie.” It’s time to separate fact from fiction. Read More.

The Death Tax or Estate Tax is eliminated by the FAIRtax. As we all know, the Death Tax is levied on the assets accumulated by people during their lifetime when they pass away. It is attacked by some as a tax on success and it is pointed out that in most cases the accumulated assets were already taxed numerous times. Read More.

Over the years, I have met and often been on panels with many economists—some Nobel Prize-winning economists. Almost all these men and women were personable and treated me with reasonable deference as they dismissed my arguments about the advantages of the FAIRtax over the present income/payroll tax system. Read More.