Criticisms Archive
New York Times Reviews FairTax Book
The Gray Lady has published its review of The FairTax Book, and it's about as bad as you would expect. Here are the most relevant paragraphs:
In "The FairTax Book," the syndicated radio host Neal ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 2 Comments »
How Sticky are Prices?
October 25, 2005 · Category: Criticisms, Education
As FairTaxers, we all hear the refrain from our anti-capitalist opponents. Typically this is from those folks who are more of the knee-jerk opponents, not the people making reasonable arguments. But even unreasonable ...
Posted by Brad Warbiany · 7 Comments »
Is the FairTax a NeoCon Conspiracy?
October 1, 2005 · Category: Criticisms
It never ceases to amaze me how the rhetoric of our opponents gets ratcheted up. I point you to James at The American Liberalism Blog, who not only doesn't have any understanding of the ...
Posted by Brad Warbiany · 11 Comments »
Karl Marx and the Inheritance “Death” Tax
September 21, 2005 · Category: Criticisms, Humor
Media Matters, the watchdog web site for "progressive" political views, is playing gotcha with Neal Boortz about his recent comments on Fox News:
COLMES: So they should not have -- are you in favor of tax ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · No Comments »
Starving the Beast
September 12, 2005 · Category: Criticisms, Education
One of the strangest criticisms I've heard of the FairTax has been from the ideological Libertarians. Being one of that rare breed myself, I understand the criticism, but cannot see the point.
FairTax proponents consider ...
Posted by Brad Warbiany · 1 Comment »
Major FairTax Article in CNN’s Money Magazine
CNN's Money Magazine published a lengthy article today titled "Just how fair is the 'FairTax'?" The article actually provides a surprisingly fair-minded review of the FairTax plan and the groundswell of public support behind it.
The ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 28 Comments »
Why Not Repeal the 16th Amendment First?
A reader writes:
Would you do us the favor of responding to some of the criticisms of the Fair Tax that have come up on our message board at Protest Warrior. No one really seems ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 4 Comments »
What Immediately Happens to Prices?
September 3, 2005 · Category: Criticisms, Education
Dale, at QandO, has brought up again what he feels to be a problem with the way the FairTax is being sold. As I desire to be fair, I'd like to answer his ...
Posted by Brad Warbiany · 16 Comments »
WSJ Reviews Forbes’s ‘Flat Tax Revolution’
Today Stephen Moore published a review of Steve Forbes's new book Flat Tax Revolution in the WSJ's Opinion Journal.
The review begins:
The flat tax--the same tax rate for everyone, without all the deductions that ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 5 Comments »
Flat Tax vs. FairTax in the WSJ, by Pete Du Pont
Pete Du Pont penned the editorial "Flatter-y Will Get You Everywhere" in today's edition of the Opinion Journal, reminding readers of the urgent need for tax reform and explaining why he believes the flat tax ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 4 Comments »
Maximizing Choice in Taxation
Do you want to maximize your choice when it comes to taxation? If so the Fair Tax Plan is for you. My name is Henry Imler from hundiejo.com. I am ...
Posted by Henry Imler · No Comments »
More Thoughts on Evasion and the VAT
August 28, 2005 · Category: Criticisms, vs. VAT Tax
Dale Franks of QandO has responded to my earlier post regarding evasion of the FairTax. A commenter named Kirk has done much of the heavy lifting regarding a response to Dale's concerns. Nobody ...
Posted by Brad Warbiany · 1 Comment »
Evasion Potential with the FairTax vs the VAT Tax
In response to Brad Warbiany's article "Evasion Potential of the FairTax," Dale Franks at QandO wrote "Fair Tax Supporters: Whistling Past the Graveyard," in which he asserts that tax evasion would be significantly harder under ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · No Comments »
William Gale’s Calculation of Retail Tax Rate
August 26, 2005 · Category: Criticisms
William Gale published a study in the May 16, 2005 issue of Tax Notes titled "The National Retail Sales Tax: What Would the Rate Have to Be?" (link to PDF).
In the article, Gale argues ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 6 Comments »
Evasion potential of the FairTax
August 24, 2005 · Category: Criticisms, vs. VAT Tax
For those of you on the libertarian side of the aisle, you undoubtedly are familiar with QandO. It is one of the larger blogs in the libertarian section of the 'sphere, and full of ...
Posted by Brad Warbiany · 3 Comments »
William Gale’s Argument Against the FairTax
August 20, 2005 · Category: Criticisms
Below is William Gale's argument against the FairTax, which appeared in the June 2005 issue of Costco Connection. I will post the "for" argument by Rep. Linder tomorrow, if I get a chance [update: ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 16 Comments »
