Media Citings Archive
The Next American Tax Rebellion Has Begun
Michael Reagan writes
My father, Ronald Reagan, battled successfully to simplify the tax code but his work has been largely undone. The arrogance of those who use the tax code to manipulate citizen ...
Posted by Morphh · 1 Comment »
You Decide
April 8, 2008 · Category: Media Citings
KQED in San Francisco, is producing a series of "devil's advocate activities" called You Decide. Each activity is a question that you respond to with a yes or no answer. Depending on how ...
Posted by Mark Bostleman · 14 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 »
AFFT CEO Leo Linbeck on the FairTax in the WSJ
Thanks to Hayden for pointing out this one:
FairTax Facts
By LEO LINBECK
December 26, 2007; Page A10
Much has been written lately about the FairTax, the proposal to replace the current federal income tax with a national retail ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 36 Comments »
James Taranto Critiques the FairTax in the Wall Street Journal
December 18, 2007 · Category: Criticisms, Media Citings
From today's Wall Street Journal:
If you were reading this column last week, you probably anticipated our second reason for criticism of Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign: his support of the so-called Fair Tax. Just to sum ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 10 Comments »
McCain = Greenspan + FairTax
From the AP:
Republican John McCain said Thursday that as president he would appoint Alan Greenspan to lead a review of the nation's tax code -- even if the former Federal Reserve chairman was dead.
"If he's ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 5 Comments »
Bartlett Continues Campaign - Linbeck Responds
September 27, 2007 · Category: Criticisms, Media Citings
Bruce Bartlett continued his campaign against the FairTax in an article in the New Republic.
Bartlett's focus is on creating a link between the Church of Scientology and the ideas that led to the current FairTax ...
Posted by Mark Bostleman · 2 Comments »
Jerry Springer Endorses the FairTax
February 4, 2006 · Category: Media Citings, Public Support
A news tip from reader Jon Mitchell:
I just heard Jerry Springer ENDORSE THE FAIR TAX on Fridays show - "as long as it's graduated** and first 20K is not taxed". I don't know exactly what ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 4 Comments »
New York Times to Review The FairTax Book
From today's Nuze:
The more I read about the president's so-called tax reform panel the worse it gets. Essentially, the panel has done exactly what critics said the panel would do ... propose tax increases for ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 1 Comment »
OK Professors Advocate National Retail Sales Tax
An interesting editorial by Ron Shaw (chairman of the Department of Economics and Finance at Oklahoma City University) and Vince Orza (dean of the Meinders School of Business at OCU) appearing in the October 9 ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 5 Comments »
Boortz Beats Hannity and Limbaugh in Some Cities
Neal Boortz will be signing copies of The FairTax Book in Grand Junction, Colorado this evening.
A new article by Gary Harmon in yesterday's edition of Grand Junction's Daily Sentinel provides some interesting information about Boortz ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · No Comments »
Chambliss and Linder Article in the Washington Times
Haven't been able to find the link yet for this story....
Revise the Tax Law
Washington Times
September 27, 2005
By Saxby Chambliss, John Linder, Steve King and Kevin Brady
As the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform prepares ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · No Comments »
Phil Hinson Tax Reform Hour Radio Show
September 10, 2005 · Category: Media Citings
This was also announced tonight on the grassroots listserv. Apparently, this radio show deals quite a bit in support of The FairTax.
The Phil Hinson Tax Reform Hour
Radio Sandy Springs (streaming)
AM 1620
Sunday 4:00 ...
Posted by Patrick Altman · No Comments »
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 »
WSJ’s John Fund on Flat Tax and FairTax
August 30, 2005 · Category: Media Citings
Writing for the Wall Street Journal's Opinion Journal, John Fund penned an editorial yesterday titled "The World Is Flat," where he had this to say about the flat tax and, somewhat by extension, the FairTax:
Here ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · No Comments »
Introduction, Endorsements of the FairTax
August 29, 2005 · Category: Media Citings, Public Support
This is my first post here. I am honored to be joining the other accomplished bloggers on this site about the Fair Tax.
As a brief introduction, my name is KJ. You can get ...
Posted by KJ · No Comments »
The FairTax Book Again #1 NY Times Bestseller
August 29, 2005 · Category: Book Tour, Media Citings
The Kansas City Star shows that the FairTax Book is back atop the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list.
Apparently, last week's dip on the charts, when the book dropped to a lower position, was caused ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 2 Comments »
John Linder Profiled in Two Georgia Papers
August 25, 2005 · Category: Media Citings
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published a profile today of John Linder and his work with Neal Boortz on The FairTax Book.
An interesting excerpt:
Another mission of the book is to get Congress to adopt the ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · No Comments »
Video of Neal Boortz on C-SPAN
August 24, 2005 · Category: Interviews, Media Citings
Todd at Dangerous Liberty points out an online video of Neal Boortz's Sunday morning appearance on C-SPAN. RealPlayer required.
When I clicked on the link, I get an error "rtsp is not a ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 10 Comments »
On Liking the FairTax, Despite Neal Boortz
August 23, 2005 · Category: Media Citings, Public Support
Brian Clarey, editor of Greensboro's Yes! Weekly, has penned a resounding (and funny) endorsement of the FairTax in an article titled "For once I agree with Neal Boortz."
It's a gem, so I'm pasting it below ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 1 Comment »
