Archive for July 2007

The FairTax and Globalization of the U.S. Economy

July 11, 2007  ·  Category: Education, Mailbag
From Duane Neighbors: I would like to see a new thread started that discusses the current tax system, the FairTax and globalization of the nations economy. How would this country fare in the global marketplace under ...
Posted by Joshua Zader  ·  45 Comments »

Kepner on Phil Hinson Fair Tax Show

July 11, 2007  ·  Category: Criticisms, News
FairTax gadfly Hayden Kepner, a regular on our site, was on the Phil Hinson Fair Tax Show a few days ago. (I haven't had a chance to listen yet, but some of you might ...
Posted by Joshua Zader  ·  24 Comments »

The Fair Tax Act, Part LXIII

July 11, 2007  ·  Category: Education
Ah, here it is, the very last section of HR25. I made it. SEC. 303. SALES TAX INCLUSIVE SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS INDEXATION. Subparagraph (D) of section 215(i)(1) of the Social ...
Posted by James Kidd  ·  4 Comments »

New Moderator?

July 9, 2007  ·  Category: Site Announcements
I'm hitting a busy spell with work and it would help a lot if I could turn over moderation responsibilities to someone, one of our active bloggers on the site. If I'm not mistaken, any of ...
Posted by Joshua Zader  ·  7 Comments »

The Fair Tax Act, Part LXII

July 9, 2007  ·  Category: Education
Nearly There! Section 302 creates the entities responsible for taxation within the Treasury Department: SEC. 302. ADMINISTRATION OF OTHER FEDERAL TAXES. (a) In General- Section 7801 (relating to the authority ...
Posted by James Kidd  ·  2 Comments »

Cascading Embedded Costs of the Income Tax

July 7, 2007  ·  Category: Criticisms, Education, Mailbag
From Hank Van Gieson: There is a fairly lively discussion on the fairtaxgroups site concerning just how much income tax costs can be removed if the Fairtax was approved. I have long been puzzled by ...
Posted by Joshua Zader  ·  13 Comments »

They Like That Stuff over at the Fair Tax Blog

July 7, 2007  ·  Category: Humor, Mailbag
From FairTax critic Hayden Kepner: Joshua -- I don't know what thread this comes under, but your blog just got a plug (or a back-handed compliment) from FairTaxGroups.com. Somebody there was asking pointed questions about how ...
Posted by Joshua Zader  ·  40 Comments »

The Fair Tax Act, Part LXI

July 5, 2007  ·  Category: Education
With some reservation, I have decided to omit the sections of the Fair Tax Act about reforming technical amendments (Sec. 202 under Chapter 9), simply because most of them are just repealing chunks of law ...
Posted by James Kidd  ·  3 Comments »

Putting Revenue Neutrality in Context

July 4, 2007  ·  Category: Education
This is a reply from Quadrupole to Hayden, picking up from their discussion here. I'm promoting this to its own thread to provide some front-page coverage for Quad's valuable observations. Happy Independence Day, ...
Posted by Joshua Zader  ·  10 Comments »