The FairTax Book
Saying Goobye to the Income Tax and the IRS
Not to mention the Social Security Tax, the Medicare Tax, coporate income taxes, the death tax, the self-employment tax, the alternative minimum tax, the gift tax, capital gains taxes, tax audits, and some other major headaches every April 15th.
The FairTax Book
Saying Goodbye To The Income Tax And The IRS
The FairTax Book: Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRS
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In this straight-talking book, Neal Boortz and John Linder show you how it (the Fair Tax) would work-and how you can help make it happen.
Release Date: 08/02/2005
"Pay taxes on what you spend, not on what you earn."
Contents
Chapter Headings
- 1) The History Of Our Income Tax
- 2) ...Then Came Withholding
- 3) The Myth Of Corporate Taxes
- 4) Our Current Tax Code: The Cost Of Compliance
- 5) The Embedded Costs Of Our Tax Code
- 6) Bringing American Business Back Home
- 7) The Birth Of The FairTax
- 8) The FairTax Explained
- 9) The FairTax Prebate
- 10) Underground And Offshore Economy... Taxed at Last!
- 11) So We've Done It. What Happens To Our Economy?
- 12) The Opposition. Where Will It Come From?
- 13) Social Security And Medicare Under The FairTax
- 14) Income Tax Outrages
- 15) Special Questions And Objections
- 16) Okay. Great Idea. So What Do We Do Now?
So What Do We Do Now
Excerpt from chapter 13
"It's just a political reality: There are many officials in Washington, elected and otherwise, who like the FairTax proposal, but even today they are holding back to wait for a groundswell of support among their constituents. As soon as they see that growing surge of support, they will join in and use it to help pass the FairTax Act.
"That's where you come in. Inertia is everything in Washington, and the present income tax system has some massive inertia going for it. It won't be turned on a whim. The FairTax represents such a fundamental change in the way Washington does business that it stands virtually no chance unless beltway politicians know that the American republic is behind this change. For all but a few members of the House and the Senate, Job One is always to get reelected. They're not going to jeopardize their reelection chances by signing on to a piece of admittedly radical legislation without knowing in advance that their constituents are behind them.
"What we're saying, in other words, is that it's pretty much up to you."
"In Short, income taxes are siezed. Consumption taxes are paid. Which Way do you want it?"
IT'S UP TO US
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bdkz says:
Fair Tax = Yes...Great Lens...I love the Hey MonryBrain integration!
Posted February 23, 2008
GypsyPirate says:
I say it's about time. I just wish folks would get involved more in the process.
Posted February 11, 2008
Don't Like It.
Mark says:
Yes I read the book. Four times. Sure it sounds great, it sounds like a magic wand. Who can be against all the great pomises it makes?
But Fairtax has fatal flaws, almost absurd lapses of logic, and simplistic thinking that is profoundly wrong.
For example, HR25 has no exemptions, none. No exceptions to the poor, the sick. How will the young parents of a child with leukemia pay a 100,000 in sales tax on the child's medical care?? And WHY ON EARTH should they? Other young parents with healthy child, or no child, could pay 2,000 in taxes? SO why would having a sick child somehow make it logical and Fair for them to have 50 times the federal tax liablity.?
Boortz and Linder never try to address that. Every. Not once, They did say on Hannity -- they are paying that now! Linder kept saying they are paying those taxes NOW.
NO they arent. They arent paying 50 times the federal taxes their neighbors pay, who make the same amount of income, and otherwise spend the same amount of money.
Im also against Fairtax because in the book Boortz tell you that you will keep your own paycheck. Boortz and Linder both have said people will have more money on their paycheck, cause they wont have with holding.
Later we found out - no. You don't get that money on your paycheck, In fact, wage earners get their gross pay deducted. Boortz admitted that later - and "clarified" the issue. Clarified? He did a 180. He says now your gross pay is "readjusted" downward. Where I come from, thats a cut in pay. And its certainly not what Boorz said earlier.
If you only read the book, you have little idea of the slick salesmanship. But the book is full of wishful thinking and sleights of hand.
Posted June 25, 2008
Thane_Eichenauer says:
The Fair Tax proposes to shift taxes around, not reduce taxes one little bit (not even a little!). The Fair Tax proposal institutes welfare for all (prebates). Neither of these ideas is a net improvement. The federal government needs to reduce spending and we need to roll back taxes (and not replace them with a National Retail Sales Tax).
Posted February 29, 2008
A Response
To Some Common Criticisms
"The Fair Tax proposes to shift taxes around..." The only shifting of taxes by the FairTax is shifting it from taxing wealth to taxing consumption. A much more fair process. It doesn't modify the current tax system: it replaces it.
"...not reduce taxes one little bit (not even a little!)." The FairTax is not designed to reduce taxes. It is designed to fund the government at the current levels. It will reduce the tax burden most greatly for those with the lowest income levels and the middle class.
"The Fair Tax proposal institutes welfare for all (prebates)." The prebate untaxes all US citizens up to the level of purchasing the basic neccessities of life. ALL citizens; that's fair. And the prebate makes the FairTax progressive. The government should not have a claim to the first dollars spent in a household that go towards meeting the basic necessities for that houshold. Welfare is redistribution of wealth, ie siezing money from one group in order to give it to another.
"The federal government needs to reduce spending and we need to roll back taxes..." The FairTax is not meant to address either one of these areas. And this is plainly stated in all of the literature. Reducing government spending, as the authors say, is a different kettle of fish. Criticizing the FairTax for not reducing spending is like boycotting the Celtics for not beating the Patriots. It is just not a valid criticism.
Please read the books for better answers than I can give. I hope my explanations have helped to clarify some things. I appreciate the comments and welcome any more questions.
One thing that happens when we pass and implement the Fair Tax
You hear the unmistakable voice of that IRS agent who audited you three years ago asking if you'd like fries with that.
FairTax: The Truth
Answering The Critics
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Answering The Critics by Neal Boortz, John Linder with Bob Woodall Three years after The FairTax Book, the authors are back to answer the outspoken and misinformed critics of their innovative proposal. FairTax: The Truth debunks the negative myths an...
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tandemonimom wrote...
Great lens, great book, GREAT IDEA whose time has come! 5*
Posted March 26, 2009
JonitasKalimpo wrote...
Hi bigjin, thanks for the input. My country it's portugal, i think this book can't apply here, since the things we can use to put on IRS, it's not the same. But the general "trick", yes, i think it's global.
Posted March 10, 2008
BigJim wrote...
JonitasKalimpo - Thanks for your comment. The FairTax concept is not specific to any one country. It could be implemented anywhere. I've heard the authors say that many other countries are coming to them for consultation on the concept. (Please take your time though. I don't want anyone to do it before we do!)
Posted March 10, 2008
JonitasKalimpo wrote...
It's a pity that there isn't a book like this for my country
Posted March 10, 2008
GypsyPirate wrote...
This is one of the best books around and is so easy to read an understand. I honestly do not understand why this plan has not been implemented yet. Thanks for making this great page.
Posted February 11, 2008
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