Fair Tax Leadership

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Comment by Nancy L. Gatchel on April 2, 2010 at 4:50pm

Adrian, I agree w/ you whole heartedly re educating Glenn Beck. I don't believe he understands the Fair Tax. He does what so many do: attempt to apply current tax code logic & rationale to Fair Tax. It simply doesn't apply.

Comment by Adrian B Early on April 2, 2010 at 4:35pm

Glenn Beck does not understand the Fair Tax (based on his answer today to a viewer question), so prefers (based on that ignorance) the Flat Tax. We need to educate him.

Glenn's objection to the Fair Tax is that he thinks it (Fair Tax) allows many different tax rates for different products which of course would lead to needless, wasteful complexity.

Again, we need to inform him otherwise. I believe if Mr Beck understood the huge benefits and simplicity of the Fair Tax, he would advocate for it (and repeal of 16th Amendment, plus decommissioning IRS thuggery and invasion of privacy).

Judge Andrew Napolitano might be a more "accessible" path to inform Mr. Beck. Does someone have suggestions? That pair would propagate our message very widely if convinced.

-ABE

Comment by Adrian B Early on March 4, 2010 at 4:59pm

Did you notice on Glenn Beck's program today (4 March 2010) that Judge Napolitano advocated abolishing the income tax and IRS?

Our message is gaining wider traction and dissemination. Are politicians yet "feeling the heat" of this from you at least?

-ABE

Comment by Adrian B Early on February 15, 2010 at 9:56pm

Sent to Jay Inslee, http://www.house.gov/inslee/html/contact_jay.shtml:
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Dear Congressman Inslee,

Do we want jobs? Why not enact the Fair Tax? http://www.fairtax.org

Consider the competitive situation under a consumption (Fair) Tax instead of business and income taxes:

Let’s say you have $30K for a new car. You can buy a Hyundai (made in Korea) or a Ford (made in the USA). Both cars are the same price. There is a 50/50 chance the Ford will be bought. Probably less considering the perception of foreign quality.

Enter the FairTax. The Ford has the income tax removed from the entire supply chain - plus the cost of compliance (which we will ignore). That Ford is now $23K (probably less). Add back the FairTax and the Ford is back to $30K.

The Hyundai arrives in the US at $30K. Add the FairTax and the Hyundai is now $39K.

The odds of a Ford sale go way up. This is the same for all American products.

The point is that a sales (or consumption) tax taxes ALL goods and services SOLD in America (whether foreign or domestic in origin). Business and income taxes will only tax capital and labor for production IN AMERICA, whether sold here or abroad. For a robust economy, do we want more consumption or more production? Which should we tax? Would we prefer to tax only American products, or both US and foreign produced goods and services?

And that is all in addition to the value of not filling out tax forms, etc.

Thank you for your consideration, Jay.

Best regards,
Adrian B. Early, PhD, MBA
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This was based on analysis from Steve Bang, http://www.fairtaxnation.com/profile/SteveBang.

-ABE

Comment by chiefcook on February 1, 2010 at 3:03pm

Does KS currently have a state income tax? What about a state sales tax rate?

This is rather interesting!

Comment by Jeffrey Locke on February 1, 2010 at 1:15pm

Bob you, as well as any interested parties, can access the plan at www.fairtaxKC.org or contact Dr. Hall at KU in the Center for Applied Economics.

Comment by Adrian B Early on February 1, 2010 at 1:11pm

Two early 20th Century progressive initiatives were:

1) (Progressive) Income Tax
2) Central Bank (Federal Reserve).

The Fair Tax will restore #1 to the founder's vision for the Republic. If we succeed at this, hopefully converting banking system "central planning" (financial collectivism) to the free market will be a "next project".

Long live American exceptionalism and leadership pointing the way (example) to liberty and justice for all, globally.

-ABE

Comment by Bob Martin on February 1, 2010 at 12:47pm

Jeffrey, Is that study available anywhere on-line?

Comment by Jeffrey Locke on February 1, 2010 at 9:20am

Adrian your srategy is great and I use a variation. But posing questions is a strategy in itself. Be that as it may I wish to inform the group of some great news! Kansas is experiencing tough economic times and as a result the need is there and minds are open to solve the problem. To that end the leadership at FairtaxKC got Dr. Arthur Hall, Head of Kansas University's Center for Applied Economics, to perform a study of how the Fairtax paradigm could work in Kansas. His research was published this past December of 2009 and I authored a Resolution in support of Dr. Hall's work in this area.
This past Saturday the Kansas Republican Party State Committee voted in favor of the Dr. Arthur Hall Resolution that I submitted. There's alot more to this story but you get the gist. This is great for Kansas and good for the National Fairtax movement at large.

Comment by Adrian B Early on January 29, 2010 at 5:16pm

Dear Fair Tax Leader,

You should see an email summary from Steve Bang http://www.fairtaxnation.com/profile/SteveBang on suggestions for promoting the Fair Tax to others. Note especially the Ford vs. Hyundai taxation cost comparison.

Here goes:

The key to convincing people to be FairTax supporters is to always to start the discussion and always bring the discussion back to the core benefits of the FairTax. Here are the few that I always mention:

1) The GDP will grow by over 10% in the first year
2) Unemployment is dramatically reduced
3) The stock market will double and then double again
4) $10-$15 Trillion gets injected into the US economy from private sources
5) America regains it’s rightful place as the world’s dominant economy
6) Etc…..

When I approach anyone on the FairTax – which is all the time - I ask them if a growing economy (as measured by the GDP) is a good thing or not. They usually say it’s good. Then I ask if 3% is better than 2%. They agree. Then I ask them what ideas they have to grow the GDP and what impact their ideas will have on the GDP. They probably will be silent. Then I ask if they are open to suggestions. Then I say wouldn’t it be nice if: (list the above benefits). Then I say, guess what – it’s really possible. Then I say guess what happens when you increase take home pay by 50%. Then I say guess what happens to American corporations when they have a competitive advantage on the world stage. Then I mention that all of this is possible with the FairTax. Then I give one example as follows:

Let’s say you have $30K for a new car. You can buy a Hyundai (made in Korea) or a Ford (made in the USA). Both cars are the same price. There is a 50/50 chance the Ford will be bought. Probably less considering the perception of foreign quality.

Enter the FairTax. The Ford has the income tax removed from the entire supply chain - plus the cost of compliance (which we will ignore). That Ford is now $23K (probably less). Add back the FairTax and the Ford is back to $30K.

The Hyundai arrives in the US at $30K. Add the FairTax and the Hyundai is now $39K.

The odds of a Ford sale go way up. This is the same for all American products.

One liners:

1) So, does a desire to grow the economy make you a liberal or a conservative? A Republican or a Democrat?
2) Everyone wins with the FairTax – except for K Street tax lobbyists who are smart enough to find other employment.
3) How do we pay down the deficit with lackluster GDP growth? Our ‘rich’ can’t even afford that nor would they.

That’s all the time I have now. More later.
Steve

-ABE

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