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What is the FairTax?

An examination of both the pros and the cons of the FairTax proposal.

Answers to Moffatt's Five FairTax Questions 1

Reader #1 Answers my FairTax Questions

Pro-FairTax Letter 5

Mr. Moffatt: I wish to thank you for presenting the Fair Tax story by Mr. Ose. As a jounalist you are among the leaders in getting this issue before the public in an unbiased and informative manner. I consider your willingness to publish this information patriotic. Thank You.

Five Questions for FairTax Supporters

I've received a great deal of e-mails from supporters of the FairTax. However, I never seem to get answers to these five questions. If you could provide some insight to these FairTax questions, I'd greatly appreciate it.

FairTax - Income Taxes vs. Sales Taxes

Replacing the income tax with a sales tax (such as the FairTax) is a popular policy proposal. Here we look at the two different types of taxation and what the effect on the economy would be from a change to a national sales tax like FairTax from an income tax system.

Is The FairTax Issue Dead? - Economics

Although every day I get a number of e-mails telling me why the FairTax will be great for America, the issue seems to have completely dissapeared from the mainsteam media.

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