Jim Tomasik's Blog – March 2009 Archive (6)

Congressman King told me that this “…thing is a two way street. …there is more political capital in the grass roots than there is in Washington. DC.” After his efforts on the floor of congress, with the aid of the other brave co-sponsors, no one should complain that our co-sponsoring congressmen have not stepped up to the plate. They have offered FairTax as an alternative to the present course our government is forcing on us. FairTax is the single… Continue

It starts now with Rep Cliff Stearns of Florida talking about FairTax! GO FAIRTAX GO! CSPAN link: http://www.cspan.org/Watch/C-SPAN_wm.aspx

Our current economic crisis will not be solved through tax increases or massive government spending. In these tough times, we need an innovative solution on Capitol Hill: the FairTax. The FairTax is the best and most effective way to encourage business growth and positive, long-term economic… Continue

Please tell us how you are helping to spread the word. It is important that FairTax supporters tune in and support this effort by Iowa's US Congressional Representative, Steve King. Contact your own representative and ask them to be part of this discussion even if they are in opposition to the FairTax. UPDATE from Rep. King's Press Sec. Matt Lahr: Right now we anticipate the Special Order taking place around 6 p.m. tomorrow night. Obviously,… Continue

Congressman King presents an American flag to Dwight Hauff from Sioux City, America’s Oldest Worker. Hauff, 100, has been a staple in Sioux City business since 1933. The following continues with more of the conversation that took place last Friday morning between Congressman Steve King and myself. We got into some of the stuff that FairTax supporters need to realize but may not know about the two way street between our FairTax co-sponsors and our… Continue

FairTaxNation Has a Conversation with Iowa's FairTax Cosponsoring Representative Steve King. 3/06/09 7;30 AM FairTaxNation: Rep King, We are very pleased that you have been as outspoken as you have been concerning FairTax. There's been a lot of grumbling among FairTax supporters who have been pushing this a long time. This is partly due to the fact that we don't see a lot of leaders standing up and saying "You know, FairTax would work a whole… Continue