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Comment by Frank Gilbert on November 22, 2011 at 10:11pm

The Fairborn Daily Herald has published the tax issue in their editorial section three days in a row. I think they get it folks. Nov. 18, 19, and 22 all had columns, one of which was our FairTax column. Kudos to our local newspaper for keeping the issue in our faces.

Comment by Frank Gilbert on November 22, 2011 at 7:07am

Folks, One thing I failed to mention along with my message about Steve's column was the column that appeared the day before. It was also about tax reform and approached the issue by saying the rich need to pay their "fairshare" and corporations need to pay more taxes. This is the mentality we are up against. And we need to keep spreading the word far and wide. Look for these types of columns in your local papers and respond to them. Let them know that the "rich" already pay their "fairshare" and then some. Let them know that by taxing corporations, we are simply adding taxes to ourselves. And let them know we all need a "fairshare" in supporting our government. I'll look for a way to put that column on here even if I have to type it in one word at a time.

In the meantime, be sure to visit www.ohfairtax.org and read up on the many great columns our stae director has written. Share them far and wide and lets really make an even larger push for the FairTax in 2012.

Comment by Frank Gilbert on November 20, 2011 at 8:55pm

Great FairTax column in Saturday's Fairborn Daily Herald. "FairTax and democrats". May I suggest visiting www.ohfairtax.org and read up on the many columns that our state director Steve Curtis has written. You can find them under FairTax facts on the Ohio site. While you're there, join the "five for five" plan.

I tried to reference the Ohio FairTax site on Facebook's "End Class Warfare" page, but was denied because our State Director has to strong of views for them. So please pass it on from here.

Comment by Frank Gilbert on November 16, 2011 at 9:41pm

Just read online that Target and Wal-Mart are planning on opening at 10 or 11 Thanksgiving night. Can we get some folks to come out at that time? Like Steve says, it would only be for an hour or so.

Comment by Frank Gilbert on November 16, 2011 at 8:35pm

 Folks, If you wish to discuss the FairTax with the left in an attempt to educate them, may I suggest the Facebook page "End Tax Warfare".

 Its a good sight if you can stand the brickwall mentality of the left. And someone needs to do it (lol). I tried, but don't have the patience for it.

Comment by Steve Curtis on November 16, 2011 at 8:33pm

Just to drop an idea on everyone, we are putting together a couple of groups that are going to do a Black Friday FairTax Flash. Basically, just get to the stores before they open on Black Friday, hit the lines and hand out FairTax cards, and mention to the folks that, if the FairTax was passed, they'd have 20% more to spend because they'd get to keep their whole paycheck, and they'd have better paying jobs, because the FairTax will create 10 million of them!!.

The way we figure it, if OWS can camp out for months at a time to get their message out, we can spend an hour or so handing out info and talking to folks before the stored open at the mall.

Just a thought

Comment by Frank Gilbert on November 16, 2011 at 8:03pm

Had a great FairTax meeting tonight at Roush's. We went over what we had done this year and what we needed to work on for next year. Just a couple of things.

The Fairborn Daily Herald (our local paper) has run the FairTax column for seven months now almost every single week. The paper has also printed almost every single Letter to the Editor that we have sent in.

THANK YOU FAIRBORN DAILY HERALD!!!!!!

Five for Five has been pretty successful and has allowed us to do radio adds for the first time.

We have four local business in Fairborn displaying the FairTax Sign. I am encouraging FairTax supporters to support those that suport us.

For next year we talked about increasing the participation in the "Five for Five" program, doing more flash events, getting back into manning booths and participating in parades, and maybe even having a FairTax block party.

One thought expressed by our State Director Steve Curtis was the need to increase support in each congressional district across the country to three thousand per district. So that should be our goal here in Ohio. I know we can do this folks, but we gotta get to work and we need your help.

Our next meeting will be Jan. 18, same place, same time.

I'd like to take this opportunity to say Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas to all. May the family gatherings bring you the joy and happiness that it does in our family.

God Bless,

Frank Gilbert

Comment by Frank Gilbert on November 16, 2011 at 4:58am

In the Fairborn area, we try to get local business to put FairTax signs in their windows and have some flyers on hand. Those that are willing to do this get mentioned at our local monthly meetings and have their business on my photo page on FairTax nation. Is anyone else doing anything like this? Are there some other ideas to get business to participate (even if only marginally)? I'd love some feed back.

Comment by Frank Gilbert on November 12, 2011 at 7:21am

Folks, As you can see by the e-mail I've got here (at end of this), our Nov. 16 meeting with Sen. Portman's office is not going to happen. I do know the reason his representative can't make it and I understand. But she did make the suggestion to conact the Senator's office and let him know our thoughts regarding the FairTax.  I ask that you will all join me in doing so and even place a call. After all, Senator Portman is on that "Super Committee".

Here are some numbers you can call to let them know you are a FairTax supporter and want to turn our economy around.

 

Washington 1-202-224-3353

Columbus    1-800-205-6446

Cincy           1-513-684-3265

Cleveland    1-216-522-7095

Toledo        1-416-259-3895  

Please join me in our continued efforts to advance the FairTax.

 

 

Hello Mr. Gilbert. I appreciate the information and had read info on your website as well. Very informative.

Unfortunately, as I mentioned, I will not be able to attend November's meeting given a schedule conflict that can't be rearranged. And, I am not able to send another representative from our office given schedule conflicts of others next week.

Thanks again for your invitation to attend a meeting to listen to the views of the Fair Tax group in Fairborn. As I mentioned during our first phone conversation, the Senator is interested in your ideas and I encourage you and group members to provide input via the Senator's website at www.portman.senate.gov.

I appreciate your understanding about my schedule conflict and your well wishes. Best regards, Connie Laug

Comment by Frank Gilbert on November 9, 2011 at 9:51pm

Just recieved news that Senator Portman's spokeswoman will not be able to join us on the 16th for our meeting. She sends her regrets and hopes we can schedule another time. I hope some of you will still come out as this will be our last meeting until January of 2012 and there is still stuff to be talked about and do.

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