Archive for September 2006
Tax Rate vs % of Federal Revenue
September 24, 2006 · Category: Mailbag
Reader Ed Graham asks:
I have tried to find without success the percent of federal revenue from personal income taxes paid by each tax bracket. I searched the Treasury, IRS & CBO websites and could ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 3 Comments »
FairTax Bill Picks up 3 Co-Sponsors
September 19, 2006 · Category: AFFT Updates, Political Support
Thanks to reader John for pointing out that the FairTax Bill has recently picked up three new co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, including Rep. Dan Boren, D-Oklahoma, Rep. Mike Pence, R-Indiana, and Rep Virgin ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · No Comments »
Learn YOUR Tax Rate with FairTax Calculator
From the mailbag:
I noticed on the blog website for FairTax you are mising the #1 best tool for converting folks to Fairtax....that is the FairTax Calculator www.fairtaxcalculator.org. This was produced by the PA ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 20 Comments »
Tourism, Borders, and the FairTax
Another one in the mailbag, from reader Jason Coyne:
I think the questions on the fairness (or not) of the fairtax have been really helpful to explain the program to the masses, and the answers really ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 3 Comments »
How Are Used Goods Handled under the FairTax?
From reader Jay Hinton:
Good afternoon, Joshua. I have another question that I would like to ask the bloggers.
Under the Fairtax system, how would consignment shops and used car dealers participate? I understand that ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 2 Comments »
FairTax Page at Wikipedia
September 3, 2006 · Category: Education
If you haven't already done so, check out Wikipedia's page for the FairTax. It has grown over the months into a rather impressive introduction to the subject.
Posted by Joshua Zader · 23 Comments »
Why Does the Poverty Line Matter?
September 1, 2006 · Category: Education
Here's another comment by quadrupole (from the Rich vs Joe discussion) that deserves front-page status.
In answer to the question: "Why does the poverty line matter when you are structuring a system of taxation?"
When you are ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · No Comments »
