Mailbag Archive
Violence is not the answer
February 21, 2010 · Category: Mailbag
Here is a letter that one of our posters wrote to various papers.
As a well-known FairTax supporter, I deplore and condemn the wanton and depraved act of a misguided individual who, on February 18, 2010, ...
Posted by Morphh · 1 Comment »
FairTax: The Movie
November 11, 2009 · Category: Mailbag
From the mailbag... Justin Cates writes:
A year or two ago, Neal Boortz mentioned a cool idea for a movie to truly explain how the FairTax would work in reality and change the lives of ...
Posted by Morphh · 1 Comment »
NFIB vs. NSBA - Which is Stronger on FairTax?
May 1, 2009 · Category: Mailbag
From the mailbag, a reader wrote in regarding small business associations...
The NFIB has taken no real position on overhaul of the tax system. In their page on "Tax Gap and Tax Simplification", they ...
Posted by Morphh · No Comments »
The embedded cost of taxes
It is stated that retail prices are inflated due to taxes and compliance costs that become embedded into the product and passed to the consumer by producers and suppliers. We've tried on this blog to ...
Posted by Morphh · 38 Comments »
What is a government enterprise?
October 19, 2008 · Category: Mailbag
Mailbag question:
Sec 2(12)(A) says that some employers are taxable, meaning that the wages those employers pay are taxable under the FairTax. Sec 2(12)(A)(ii) says governments are taxable employers except for government enterprises and Sec 2(12)(B)(iii) ...
Posted by Morphh · 20 Comments »
Kepner debates Boortz
Post from Hayden Kepner
I was fortunate enough to participate in what I believe to be the first-ever debate on the FairTax to be aired on national TV. (OK, there was a semi-debate aired on C-Span ...
Posted by Morphh · 140 Comments »
Florida Becoming a FairTax State?
From Jim Bennett:
A proposed Florida $9.6 billion property tax swap represents a step in the direction of the Fair Tax at the state level but is not entirely the Fair Tax. Therefore Florida may not ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 76 Comments »
Downward Pressure on Sales of New Items?
From reader George:
Since only new item would be taxed, there will be downward pressure on their sales as well as downward pressure on the wages of those producing new items.
So has there been any serious ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 14 Comments »
How Much of Embedded Taxes Is Payroll?
From reader Ed Dennis:
I need an explanation of the % of embedded taxes that are not wage related.
I have heard proponents of the Fair Tax say that you will get to keep everything you make. ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 10 Comments »
Why Doesn’t the Government Just Print Its Tax Money?
February 3, 2008 · Category: Mailbag
From reader Casey McGrath:
So here is something I have never understood. The government prints our money and then gets it circulating in to the system by loaning it to banks at the prime rate -- ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 22 Comments »
How Many FairTax Bills Introduced?
February 3, 2008 · Category: Mailbag
From reader Margrette:
I am a senior in high school and I am doing a government project on an issue that interests me and after years of listening to Neal Boortz, I jumped at the chance ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 6 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 »
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 »
Increased Visibility of the FairTax
From reader Andrew Martin:
Great site. I am a fair tax supporter, but I really enjoy the cordial debate that goes on here.
The main reason I support the fair tax is visibility. ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 19 Comments »
FairTax Implications for Service Providers, Contractors, and Imported Components
Below are questions submitted by an anonymous reader. I'm adding numbers to the questions so they can be answered more readily.
In light of the upcoming elections, I am trying to decide whether or not I ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 10 Comments »
On Taxing Government Expenditures
From John Warr:
Can anyone explain how the federal government can generate revenue by imposing a tax upon itself? If revenue cannot be generated this way, why does HR 25 require the federal government to ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 29 Comments »
Closing the B2B Loophole, Part II
From reader Tanner E:
I was hoping you or someone else could help me understand this regarding FairTax. I came across the “The ‘I’m My Customers’ Employee’ Trick” post from 10/05/06… and read through all ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 3 Comments »
Irrefutable Proof the FairTax Cannot Work?
FairTax critic Hayden Kepner actually submitted this a couple weeks ago but it got lost in all our technical difficulties. I just approved several other messages that had been stuck in the queue as ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 75 Comments »
