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Comment by Gary R. Anderson on February 3, 2009 at 1:14pm

Yes, there's the "win one who wins one" approach. It starts slow, and builds to significance, but is also subject to attrition. Another way is mass communication; --for our budget, a neighborhood parade. The St. Pat's Day parade season is coming, and it's a time to pass thousands of those FTN circulars that are posted on the "main" page at $0.02 each. I have a parade in my So.subn Chicago area (the4th showing) on March 1st and need anyone in the metro-area to come out and help for 2-3 hrs on Sunday after church. It's a great time for the whole family, and we can have a tailgate after. I'm 90% sure of having a float, but what's needed is more boots on the ground, and less cyber discussion! Last year I did it ALONE! Will you come out this year? (If you are far away, or can't, we also need $25 to get registered, & some crepe paper money--SOON)

Comment by Jeffrey Locke on February 3, 2009 at 10:28am

Pure and simple. If the message stays with you and doesn't spread out it means we will never change our broken and punitive system. Network and join the local Chamber of Commerce. With your proven commitment to such built in organizations you'll have the network system started and working in your community. Get two people and have one person do communications. the other makes appointments and speaks. Follow-ups by your communications person solidify the contacts once they have been started. Think "5"! Contact people until you find five who are naturally outgoing and passionate for change. Plug them in and have each one be a Captain to find friends and fellow workers to call in on meeting times. Use the meetings for a single activity like writing letters and stuffing envelopes. Or calling up your at-large team members to let them know of recent developments. Create the need to participate!

Comment by Karen Hunter on February 3, 2009 at 9:53am

I feel strongly about talking to people in person as I do my daily activities, shopping & errands. I have tried email, six degrees, and have had no response. I have a partner in Fair Tax and we are doing speaking at the local library branches and at Kiwanis groups. I am finding that many have heard of fair tax and like it but do nothing. I am stressing that each of us needs to contact our congresspersons. This is the way immigration amnesty was defeated. If so, we have power in numbers of phone calls, letters and emails. Ask everyone you speak with to call congress.

Comment by Paul Wizikowski on February 2, 2009 at 9:49am

Funny you should say that...Lunch & Taxes is a spinoff of the Mac/PC spots. (Two cordial opponents humorously explaining their take on one single aspect of what they do). But I know what you mean. Spots that visually mimic the Mac/PC spots not just in concept. I'm all for it. The more tools we have the better. But that said, I've got a few other ideas I intend to produce this year. Bottom line, lets get the FairTax out there!

Paul W.

Comment by Steve Curtis on February 2, 2009 at 7:55am

I like the Mac/PC idea. Not only would it be funny, it'd be easy to produce. You might want to consider adding a green eyeshade to the "PC" guy as well, or a snarl!!

Comment by Jabari Zakiya on February 2, 2009 at 2:56am

Hey, I watched all the :Lunch & Taxes" videos and got another idea for vids. I think a video campaign that mimics the Mac/PC commercials would not only be informative, be would be funny as all ____ to watch, and is a tried and true format. Now, who can we get to play the portly nerdy "income tax" guy?

Comment by Jean McCrady on February 1, 2009 at 10:50am

I am Director of Alabama District 4, which covers 12 full counties plus parts of two others. Our goal is to get at least one functioning group with a Community Coordinator in each County within the next 6 months, and to get regular at-least-monthly meetings going in all the counties. Marshall County has a strong group; Walker County is well on the way to a strong functioning group, with a countywide seminar planned for March 28; Etowah County has an active Community Coordinator. That leaves a long way to go, but momentum is picking up. We are gaining local media attention daily. All our counties are listed on the Alabama District 4 Group site. If anyone reading this resides in one of those, or knows a FairTax supporter or would-be supporter who does, please contact me directly by email.

Comment by Phil on February 1, 2009 at 9:37am

Gwyn, Mr Walker has stated in public Q & A sessions, when asked about the FairTax, that ".. the numbers don't work". His organization is heavily influenced by The Brookings Institute (which hates the FairTax) and by The Heritage Foundation (which contains many flat taxers). AFFT sent a letter and economic studies some months ago to validate our numbers and never received a response. I have a contact within The Peterson Group and I told her that we had never received a response. She asked me to send the package to her and she would make sure that Mr Walker received it and that I received a response. After weeks of calling to get follow-up, she sent me an e-mail saying that the package had been referred to a committee which handled that and inviting me to keep her informed of developments and progress. When I asked to speak with her by phone, she replied by saying that "that wouldn't be necessary". I can only assume that she had been influenced by some of the Brookings or Heritage people and is now distancing herself from us as a result.

I am going to call Leo Linbeck at John Collet's suggestion and see if he can get to Peter Peterson directly. We are also going to do some screenings of the IOUSA clip (30 minute online version) and distribute the companion piece that was developed to explain how the FairTax addresses the adverse economic trends which the documentary so clearly explains.

Comment by Paul Wizikowski on January 31, 2009 at 11:24pm

www.fairtaxhub.com is now live.

And my "Lunch & Taxes" commercials have now been released to YouTube. Let me know what you think. You can find them on the HUB.

Comment by Steve Curtis on January 31, 2009 at 12:17pm

I looked at the pajamasmedia article, and agree. It has some good stuff and is worth a quick read.

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