Articles Index

The Only Man in America Who Is Against the FairTax
One reader who dislikes the FairTax.

Yet Another FairTax Letter
Another response to "FairTax - Income Taxes vs. Sales Taxes"

Jeremy Loscheider on the FairTax
A letter from regular reader on Jeremy Loscheider on the problems inherent with the FairTax.

Pro-FairTax Letter 2
The FairTax will let us gain in several ways. Gross income is irrelevant under the Fair Tax -- instead of taxing what people report as earnings, the Fair Tax is based on retail purchases. That means money you put into savings, for instance, isn't taxed (1) before you get it or (2) when it earns interest.

Another FairTax Supporter Speaks Out - 1
A letter from a person in support of the FairTax

Answers to Moffatt's Five FairTax Questions 3
Reader #3 answers my FairTax Questions

A Letter Addressing Anti-FairTax Arguments
A letter from a reader which disputes recent arguments expressed against the FairTax.

Answers to Moffatt's Five FairTax Questions 2
Reader #2 Answers my FairTax Questions

Pro-FairTax Letter 4
I agree with you that it will be difficult to gather the needed political courage to approach the debate, but if those with much to lose by removing the current system lobby their normal way, it only re-enforces the need to make our Federal Government more transparent in tax revenue policy and more broad in tax accountability for its citizenry.

Pro-FairTax Letter 3
I recently read the article by Mike Moffatt entitled "FairTax - The Advocates Strike Back". I appreciate the opportunity given to Mr. Al Ose to respond to the initial article by Mr. Moffatt about the FairTax on. Since tax reform is an important economic issue, it is important to debate the merits of good tax reform ideas, such as the FairTax.

Pro-FairTax Letter 1
Your article entitled "FairTax - Income Taxes vs. Sales Taxes" left out the major problem with Income Taxes that is resolved by taxing consumption instead - "Embedded Taxes".

Assorted FairTax E-mails
Here's a number of different e-mails I've received about the FairTax issue.

Social Securities salvation linked to FairTax
Here is one reader's response to my article "Sales Taxes vs. Income Taxes". He argues that the FairTax can save social security.

Fair Tax - Who Loses? - A Reader's Comment
In the section "FairTax - Who loses?", some important factors are left out. For example, while seniors may not have an income that can be taxed, the currently hidden (and embedded) taxes in consumer goods is in effect a tax on any consumer, including seniors.

The FairTax Offers Choice
An article describing how the FairTax would offer choice to the American taxpayer.

FairTax Commentary
One reader's commentary on the controversial FairTax proposal.

The FairTax and Embedded Taxes
A discussion by one reader on how prices will fall when the FairTax is implemented because of the removal of embedded taxes.

FairTax and Compliance Costs
A discussion of how the FairTax may reduce compliance costs for businesses.

A FairTax Discussion
One reader's discussions of the pros and cons of the controversial FairTax proposal.