Archive for January 2008
Kevin Geary on Why to Support the FairTax
January 21, 2008 · Category: Education
Reader Kevin Geary has made a run at presenting his reasons for supporting the FairTax, and why you should to.
Posted by Joshua Zader · 30 Comments »
Best Strategy for Getting the FairTax Passed?
January 18, 2008 · Category: Mailbag
From the mailbag:
I know there are a lot of efforts at education, promotion, and support of the Fair Tax. But are there any concrete strategies discussed or developed as to how to actually get ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 15 Comments »
Lawrence Kotlikoff: Why the FairTax Will Work
On his web site, Lawrence J. Kotlikoff has provided a new article titled "Why the FairTax Will Work - Bartlett's Unfair Attack on the FairTax," a response to Bartlett's criticism of the FairTax in the ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 54 Comments »
Stimulate the Economy with the FairTax
January 15, 2008 · Category: Political Support, Presidential Commission
As part of a plan for economic stimulus, presidential candidate Mike Huckabee includes the FairTax:
#5 FAIR: Move Toward FAIR TAXation
- My short-term economic policies will move us toward our long-term economic goal: Simply put, ...
Posted by Patrick Altman · 13 Comments »
I’ll Pay More under the FairTax? No Worries
January 14, 2008 · Category: Mailbag, Public Support
From a reader willing to put his money where his mouth is:
I'm 40 years old, single, and I live off of a royalty income from an invention I made several years ago, that gives me ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 8 Comments »
Say, What About a Transaction Tax?
January 14, 2008 · Category: Mailbag
From reader Tim Whitley, Sr.:
I have one that I have not seen. I am curious what reaction it would get.
The idea is to replace our tax system not with a "flat" or "sales" tax, both ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 8 Comments »
Say, What About a Luxury Tax?
January 11, 2008 · Category: Mailbag
From a reader named Dominick:
As a small-business owner, I am obsessed with the idea of cutting down the compliance requirements.
Since the FairTax was designed with a prebate to address the lowest levels of the economy, ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 15 Comments »
TIME: FairTax has its “moment in the sun”
January 7, 2008 · Category: Media Citings
From a recent post by "Curious Capitalist" Justin Fox on the TIME blog:
Mike Huckabee's victory in Iowa Thursday was a big victory also for the "Fair Tax," the radical revamping of the federal tax code ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 12 Comments »
New Book on the FairTax is #7 at Amazon
January 5, 2008 · Category: News
Neil Boortz and John Linder have co-authored a new book about the FairTax, titled FairTax: the Truth: Answering the Critics.
Release date: Tuesday, February 12th.
You can pre-order a copy at Amazon, where the book ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 1 Comment »
Taxes and Prices
January 4, 2008 · Category: Education
Here is a brief essay sent by reader Ralph Layman, partly in response to our thread "No Such Thing" as an Embedded Tax?...
Jobs and Taxes
Nearly 50 years ago, I was hired to teach pre-algebra ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 13 Comments »
“No Such Thing” as an Embedded Tax?
January 2, 2008 · Category: Criticisms, Education
UPDATE: This person (who posted under the name "Gus James") contacted me after I made this post. He revealed his real name and explained why his comments were posted more than once (it wasn't ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 26 Comments »
