FairTax Petition Exceeds 100k
FairTax.org has been assembling a petition signed by FairTax supporters. The petition will be presented to Congress on tax day, this Tuesday, April 15th. A copy will also be given to leading presidential candidates.
Mid-last week there were emails circulating that there were 4,000 more signatures needed to hit the 100,000 goal. By the end of last week they had 106,000. Click here if you want to sign.
Here is the text of the petition that will be sent to Congress:
Whereas the United States Constitution guarantees the right of the people to petition their government for a redress of grievances and;
Whereas the income tax code has 67,500 pages of regulations that are so difficult to understand that the nation spends $265 billion annually on tax preparation and;
Whereas American businesses are at a distinct price disadvantage with foreign competitors because of income tax costs embedded in the price of American goods and;
Whereas the income tax system taxes labor and investment making productivity and saving more difficult because of such taxes and;
Whereas the FairTax will make the United States economy a worldwide magnet for robust investment and job creation and;
Whereas the FairTax “untaxes” the poor and lowers middle class tax burdens while allowing every wage earner to take home paychecks without federal withholding or payroll taxes deducted and;
Whereas April 15th is dreaded by every taxpayer because of the consequences of errors, the complexity and the cost of faithfully obeying tax laws;
Be it therefore resolved that the FairTax legislation deserves full consideration and debate on the floor of the House of Representatives and Senate and that enactment of the FairTax will greatly help the American people, our nation’s economy and the well-being of future American generations.
