America’s Second Revolution—A Tax Revolution
“The FairTax Book” (Hardcover) debuted on the New York Times Best-Seller List on August 21, 2005 in the #1 position. The book remained in the top ten for seven weeks. An incredible accomplishment for a book on taxes! It brought attention to America’s second revolution—a tax revolution. Public awareness has created a landslide of new volunteer support, including the FairTaxScorecard.com. Now “The Fair Tax Book: Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRS” (Paperback) will be released on May 1, 2006. This is more than just a reprint in paperback; it is a revised edition with new information, corrections, and clarifications. Neal Boortz has added a 5000 word chapter to the end of the book.
Support for the Fair Tax Act of 2005 has grown to 53 sponsors in the house (H.R.25) and 3 in the senate (S.25). Support for repel of the 16th amendment that gives congress the right (not requirement) to impose a direct income tax on citizens has also grown (H.J.Res.16). In comparison, the Flat Tax (H.R.1040) has only six sponsors in the house with no new support in the past year. The senate does not even have a horse in the Flat Tax race!
FairTax.org spearheaded the revolution with research, education, and long lasting persistence to get this legislation considered by congress. While the FairTax.org’s efforts are invaluable, the book moved the Fair Tax discussion off of K Street and into the living rooms of America. Great Job Neal and John!
Now we have a second chance to waive the book in the media and bestseller charts to gain more public and congressional awareness. The paperback Fair Tax Book can be preordered from Amazon.com, Buy.com, or your local bookseller at introductory discount prices.
Of course, just being listed on the New York Times Best-Seller List, does not seem important in the big picture. However, being on the list does generate publicity. Free publicity! Keeping the book on the best-seller list will expose more people to this important legislation. On line retailers and storefronts alike will continue to promote the book. Let’s let free enterprise help save America with this important Fair, Simple, and Transparent tax replacement legislation.
We still have a lot of work to do in congress. Even today, many senators, representatives and especially state legislators either don’t know about the Fair Tax or don’t know what the legislation actually says. The President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform drives this point home. The findings of the panel regarding a national sales tax were not based on the reform proposed by H.R./S.25. The panel changed the terms of the plan either deliberately or due to ignorance.
We can solve both of these congressional short comings. In November we can vote Fair Tax opponents out of office. Today, however, we can fix ignorance. We can send a copy of the Fair Tax book to every U.S. Congress Persons Office in the nation. Every office in Washington D.C. and every local or district office in your state must receive a copy of the Fair Tax book! We won’t stop there either. Once the feds are done, we can get a copy to every state legislator’s office. We need to attack Washington and our own state capitals today!
This is the time to educate our federal congress and their staffers. The U.S. Congress must pass The Fair Tax Act of 2005. We can also get a jump start on repeal of the 16th Amendment—and we need the state legislators’ support to do that. We must get a book in the hands of every lawmaker. With over 7,300 state and federal lawmakers, this is a Big Harry Audacious Goal (BHAG), but it must be done. The real challenge is that lawmakers have as many as six or seven offices. We need to send over 20,000 books to congress and the state legislators. Now that is a BHAG! Twenty thousand books along with your letters and phone calls will get their attention!
FairTaxScorecard.com is ready to support this effort. Every congressman has a scorecard page with a place to record your book submissions. We track every office! You also have to opportunity to simply order the book and we will pack and mail it for you. This is a big hairy audacious goal—but with your help, we can do it!
Go to FairTaxScorecard and record your submission or buy a book. Pre-order your book today for family, friends, and your representatives.
The only way we can get the FairTax passed is to elect more FairTax candidates. Chuck Ahner is that FairTax Candidate for Kansas. As a West Point graduate and senior vice president at one of the biggest employers in the state, he proudly support the FairTax! Chuck has made educating voters and supporting H.R. 25 a key part of his platform; if only all our representatives would do that. He is gaining a tremendous amount of support in his race to unseat a very vulnerable Democrat. Chuck gave a great speech to the Third District FairTax group last month and will speak to the Wichita FairTax group on Thursday. Chuck is extremely electable and I am doing everything possible to help him. I am tired of waiting on other candidates who are lukewarm about getting rid of the income tax, aren’t you?
If you want to see the FairTax become reality, make sure that Chuck becomes our next Congressman. I would ask that you contribute to his campaign at www.ahnerforcongress.com/donate2.php and make a statement for the FairTax.