One of the linchpins of the arguments against the FairTax is the supposed loss of the mortgage interest deduction for middle-income homeowners. The answer should look like this:
Not only are the benefits of the mortgage interest deduction (MID) still in place, the FairTax adds a mortgage principle deduction as well. That's something that the current system just doesn't offer. Let's take a look...
Under the current system, a taxpayer deducts personal exemptions for him/herself…
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Tax code Reform:
Are you the rightful owner of the fruits of your labor?
If not you, who?
When someone takes something without permission of the rightful owner, what do you call it?…
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Many times, when I'm in a discussion about the FairTax, people say that they have more important - or more urgent - things to be concerned with. I guess they don't understand all the things that the FairTax will affect. I usually ask them what's more important...jobs? The economy? The deficit? And then I try to explain how the FairTax will imrpove the employment situation, the economy, etc., thereby leaving time…
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Response to: http://www.cavemannews.com/IsFairTaxtheAnswer.htm
First, let me say that I have a lot of respect for Dr. May. He has a long and lustrous career behind him and has apparently done well for himself. But I disagree with his assessments on this issue and I intend to point out just where I disagree and why. I hope Dr. May gets a chance to read and respond to this, but if the more likely case…
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THE FAIRTAX SERIES: EPISODE 5
AMERICA’S ROAD TO PROSPERITY
In this final installment of the FAIRTAX series I want to review the content of the series and give a few personal thoughts on our country, our system, and how I see the FAIRTAX being an integral part of the solution to our debt issue, though not the only aspect, and of how we get the United States back on steady…
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THE FAIRTAX SERIES: EPISODE 4
AMERICA’S ROAD TO PROSPERITY
THE PRE-BATE
In this installment of the FAIRTAX series I want to cover the “pre-bate” provision of the plan. The “pre-bate” is a provision designed to help with the basic necessities of life, to essentially “un-tax” food, medicine, utility costs, clothing, etc. up to the poverty level. It is not designed to help the “rich” buy new cars…
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THE FAIRTAX SERIES: EPISODE 3
AMERICA’S ROAD TO PROSPERITY
BRINGING JOBS BACK TO AMERICA
In this installment of the FAIRTAX series I want to cover the impact of jobs, particularly manufacturing jobs, coming back to the United States. When Bill Archer (R-Tex.) was the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the tax writing body of Congress, he often quoted a survey of 500 international…
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THE FAIRTAX SERIES: EPISODE 2
AMERICA’S ROAD TO PROSPERITY
TODAY’S TAX CODES, THE COST OF COMPLIANCE
In this installment of the FairTax series I want to cover the cost of compliance and enforcement with today’s tax codes. Before I go into the complexities of compliance and enforcement I want to spend a few minutes dispelling the favorite myth of the anti-FairTax crowd. One of the things…
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THE FAIRTAX SERIES: Episode 1
AMERICA’S ROAD TO PROSPERITY
AN INTRODUCTION
A couple of years ago I began hearing about a new concept in taxation. This new concept is called The FairTax. I didn’t pay much attention because I thought “how is any tax fair?” when some pay and some don’t. At first I dismissed it as another scam to throw me off the track of an out of control government looking for…
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An important thing to remember is that the fairtax replaces the income tax.
In order to understand why the fairtax taxes government consumption, we need to first understand how government collects taxes from government's spending under present income taxes. To simplify the discussion, imagine a group of people on an island. Every year, each chips in 22% of his income to pay for things important to the group.
One year the…
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