Public Support Archive

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 »

FairTax Questions for the Republican Leadership

November 14, 2006  ·  Category: Political Support, Public Support
Want candidates for leadership positions within the Republican party to go on the record about their positions on the FairTax? The Truth Laid Bear web site has organized a formal interview process to help gather information ...
Posted by Joshua Zader  ·  2 Comments »

Boortz: FairTax Movement “Going Strong”

July 24, 2006  ·  Category: Political Support, Public Support
From Neal Boortz: The FairTax movement is going strong my friends, stronger than you might imagine. I can assure you that the FairTax is attracting an ever-increasing degree of attention in Washington. I wish ...
Posted by Joshua Zader  ·  4 Comments »

FairTax Results in Atlanta Primaries? 85% Support!

July 19, 2006  ·  Category: News, Political Support, Public Support
Neal Boortz reports that the FairTax was on the primary ballots for all three metro Atlanta counties yesterday. The verdict? Eighty-five percent support. Wow.
Posted by Joshua Zader  ·  8 Comments »

Fair Tax Blog Rises to Page 1 of Google

May 28, 2006  ·  Category: Public Support, Site Announcements
Today I noticed that the Fair Tax Blog now appears on page one of Google, for both of the keywords "fairtax" (position 9) and "fair tax" (position 10). Note that the results you personally see on ...
Posted by Joshua Zader  ·  No Comments »

FairTax Rally in Atlanta Draws Overflow Crowd

May 25, 2006  ·  Category: Events, Political Support, Public Support
From an article in the Atlanta-Journal Constitution about last night's FairTax rally: About 4,500 raucous tax protesters packed the Gwinnett Convention Center on Wednesday night to hear politicians, musicians and talk show celebrities call for the ...
Posted by Joshua Zader  ·  No Comments »

Immigration and the FairTax

April 3, 2006  ·  Category: Mailbag, Public Support, Special Interests
From reader Earl Foreman: I would like to see or hear some comment on the immigration issues that are currently in the news. It seems to me the issue of illegal immigration might be eased ...
Posted by Joshua Zader  ·  4 Comments »

FairTax vs. Flat Tax: Poll at TownHall.com

March 29, 2006  ·  Category: Public Support, vs. Flat Tax
TownHall.com is conducting a poll on what type of tax reform its readers support. Go cast your vote. (Thanks to Todd for the tip.)
Posted by Joshua Zader  ·  9 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 »

FairTax Promo Video

February 2, 2006  ·  Category: Activism, Public Support
Reader Joseph Gullett points us to a new promo video for an upcoming documentary on the FairTax.
Posted by Joshua Zader  ·  2 Comments »

Fair Tax Friday

December 19, 2005  ·  Category: Public Support
I'm getting to this a little late (sorry) but here'a link to last week's Fair Tax Friday, generously hosted by Buzz Brockway.
Posted by Joshua Zader  ·  3 Comments »

Fair Tax Friday Blog Carnival

November 30, 2005  ·  Category: Activism, Public Support
Martyn Speck has announced the Fair Tax Friday blog carnival. Check it out and send in your submissions!
Posted by Joshua Zader  ·  1 Comment »

Florida Homebuilders Assoc Receptive to FairTax

November 18, 2005  ·  Category: Book Tour, Public Support
From today's Nuze: The Boortz Show comes to you from 690 WOKV in Jacksonville, Florida today. I was in Jacksonville last night to speak to the Northeast Florida Builders Association. The banquet hall was full of ...
Posted by Joshua Zader  ·  3 Comments »

7 New Congressional Co-Sponsors in Past 45 Days

October 18, 2005  ·  Category: AFFT Updates, Political Support, Public Support
An update from Senator Linder: Today I am writing with just a brief update about where the FairTax stands. These last two months have been as exciting as any that we have had with the ...
Posted by Joshua Zader  ·  4 Comments »

Interesting Personalized License Plate

October 17, 2005  ·  Category: Humor, Public Support
Here in the Atlanta area, we understandably have a lot of FairTax fans. Yesterday in the Publix parking lot, I saw a guy walking in to the store with a FairTax shirt (actually, NRSTA, ...
Posted by Brad Warbiany  ·  1 Comment »

Hearty Reception for FairTax Crew in Knoxville

October 15, 2005  ·  Category: Book Tour, Public Support
Neal Boortz reports in yesterday's Nuze: When I arrived at the Barnes & Noble in Knoxville last night for signings of The FairTax Book the people were lined up out the front door and down entire ...
Posted by Joshua Zader  ·  No Comments »

FairTax Cited on Instapundit

October 13, 2005  ·  Category: Public Support
Glenn Reynolds has been strangely silent on the subject of the FairTax, until now. Today he noted Boortz's unhappiness with the President's tax reform panel (unfortunately, the link to Boortz's entry is currently broken), ...
Posted by Joshua Zader  ·  No Comments »

OK Professors Advocate National Retail Sales Tax

October 11, 2005  ·  Category: Articles, Media Citings, Public Support
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  ·  4 Comments »

Boortz Beats Hannity and Limbaugh in Some Cities

October 8, 2005  ·  Category: Book Tour, Media Citings, Public Support
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 »

FairTax SQL Scorecard Available for Beta Testing

September 28, 2005  ·  Category: Activism, Political Support, Public Support
I have created an interactive FairTax Scorecard. Support can be viewed by individual states or the entire US. I have included notations for co-sponsors as well as congressional members in the Ways and Means and ...
Posted by Bill Rook  ·  1 Comment »