September 13, 2007

Taxpayer Bill

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I just don't understand why so few others feel this way. It's simply true -- but I guess as long as little Johnny gets to soccer practice on time -- and as long as government lets me keep enough to buy McDonald's, everything is just okay. Either that, or it's just too hard to fight these bastards who want you to work to give them money.

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August 04, 2007

Government Taxes

Take a close look at this one. And note the nurse. This is SO accurate.

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June 07, 2007

Pay Taxes or Die: Ed Brown

In breaking news, it appears the federal government is preparing to kill another citizen for failure to pay taxes. Ed Brown asked the government to show him a law, any law, that required him to pay taxes. The government refused and took him to trial. Then Mr. Brown attempted to use the fact that there's no law in his defense. The judge told him to shut up and sentenced him to jail time. Ed refused.

Since that time, Mr. Brown has remained on his own property. He has hurt no one. He is no danger to himself or anyone else. He has not, at any time, endangered any person's life. He has simply refused to comply with a government that will not answer his basic questions about the law. I've been following his story for a few months now. It appears the government is tired of his non-compliance with their rules.

Reports as of noon eastern daylight time claim that the state police have cleared the area of residents; are banning the press from flying in the area; and have denied the press access to the area at all. Various police and "armored vehicles" have headed towards Mr. Brown's house. In addition, his phone has been cut off. If you'd like to ask the US Marshall what's going on, his number is 603 225 1632. They are currently refusing to talk to reporters or anyone else.

It does appear that Mr. Brown will soon be killed for failure to pay income taxes to a government that cannot answer one simple question: "What Law?" The message from the federal government is very, very clear:

Pay taxes or die

*** Update: It seems this was just a drill for law enforcement. Details are few because the government kept reporters at bay during the operation. The government claims they were just serving a federal warrant (yeah, that usually requires dozens of agents and officers and armored vehicles) and they've now backed down. They did arrest Ed Brown's dog walker for "aiding the Browns."

I still strongly suspect Mr. and Mrs. Brown's days on this earth are seriously numbered.

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April 30, 2007

Tax Freedom Day

taxrobbery.jpgTax Freedom Day® will arrive on April 30 this year, the 120th day of 2007. That means Americans will work four months of the year, from January 1 to April 30, before they have earned enough money to pay this year's tax obligations at the federal, state and local levels. Government is by far the most expensive thing Americans buy.

Tax Freedom Day has arrived later each year for four years running. In 2003, the Bush administration enacted its biggest tax cuts, and Tax Freedom Day arrived April 18, matching 1984 for the earliest Tax Freedom Day in the last three decades.

In percentages, government at all levels now takes 32.7 percent of the nation's income. The highest ever was in 2000 when it took 34.0 percent, and the lowest tax burden in recent years was 29.5 percent of income in 2003.

Since Ogre works hard, I can assure that I'm working and paying a bit more and a bit longer for those who do not work. If you want to thank me, get a job and vote for someone who let me keep the damn money I work for myself.

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April 16, 2007

It's Tax Day

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Hope you didn't forget! And I hope you appreciate all the work I did for you this past year. I paid a pile more taxes this year. Ugh.

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January 22, 2007

NC Democrats Need MORE

The entire budget of the state of North Carolina is "only" 19 billion dollars. That's dramatically up, thanks to Democrats, even from just a year ago, when it was 18 billion. But this year those same Democrats are working on spending $2.7 billion MORE dollars on "mental health" needs.

So, are you ready for your 14.2% tax increase? That would end up being an increase in the state sales tax AND income tax of 1%. But don't worry, the Democrats are sure to be able to spend all that "extra" money and more. They've got "needs," you see.

This time it's "mental health." They're concerned that some North Carolina counties spend more on mental health than others. No, they don't seem concerned that there are different salaries in different areas and different cost of living expenses in different counties -- they're ONLY interested in the fact that Mecklenburg County spends more per person on mental health than other counties.

And if they were really interested in "fixing" this "problem," instead of looking to make other counties spend MORE, they'd tell Mecklenburg to take their "mental health" needs to the cheaper counties! After all, if you could pay $6 for a gallon of gas in your town, but it was $1 the next town over, what would you do? Most normal people would drive to the other town and pay less. But Democrats in North Carolina would rather force the town that charges $1 for gas to charge $6!

The leech director of Mental Health Services says

IÂ’d encourage everyone, whether theyÂ’re affected by mental illness or not, to push for funding

Well of COURSE the leech that would directly benefit from the "funding" in the form of personal CASH would ask for more! I say again -- if you are employed by government, you should lose your right to vote. What is this person's job function? What does he do to "earn" cash? He asks people to vote for Democrats that will give him money!

That's wrong, plain and simple. Government produces nothing. Sure, people suffer from mental health problems. But it is quite literally impossible for government to solve all the problems of all the people. I wish the anti-freedom Democrats who run North Carolina would stop trying. We'd all be a lot freer, happier, and yes, richer.

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January 20, 2007

Ed Brown

The story about Ed Brown is spreading. I mentioned it here last week under the title "Live Free or Die." For those educated in government schools, that's the state motto of New Hampshire.

I've been following this case rather closely and have been in contact with numerous people who have actually been on the ground and have visited with Ed. Ed is a very nice guy. And the Fox News story really mentions the crux of this story. Once again, not for the first time, someone is asking the government a question that simply cannot be answered. When it comes to taxes, Ed says,

Show us the law that requires us to pay [income] taxes, and we'll pay it immediately

The government has never been able to show this law. I remember a few years back when full-page ads were run in newspapers offering $50,000 to anyone who could show the law. The reward went unclaimed. Well, the IRS, of course, tried Ed and his wife and found that they were guilty of "avoiding taxes" and "hiding their income."

Folks, they didn't hide or avoid. They blatantly and openly didn't pay. They also got in trouble for "money laundering" for having funds transferred under the federal reporting limit. In case you're not aware of that law, certain financial institutions are required to fill out federal forms when transactions exceed a certain amount (it used to be $10,000). So, for example, when I was going to receive $15,000, I asked for it in two checks: $7,500 each. I guess that makes me a criminal, too.

Ed does have quite a number of people up there with him. And Ed's rather set in his ways. He is very non-violent. He has vowed not to shoot government trespassers. However, he said that he will also not leave his property against his will.

He was found guilty on Friday, but sentencing is not until April. It's not currently clear whether the judge has issued a warrant for his arrest, but the judge may do so at any moment. I don't know what will happen if they attempt to take Ed by force. If they do so now, there will be a bloodbath because Ed's simply not going. My guess is that the government will attempt to wait him out and won't do anything until closer to the sentencing date.

But there is a way for government to end this without bloodshed -- but they have to leave Ed alone. He's not bothering anyone. He's self-sufficient and won't go anywhere or harm anyone. He's not committed any crime that's hurt anyone in any way. But they're going to get him -- because if they don't, others might actually follow his lead.

Good luck, Ed, and Godspeed.

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January 19, 2007

NC Tax Reform

Recently, about every other day in North Carolina, there's "news" articles that are calling for a total overhaul of the tax system. Why? Primarily because the Democrats in the General Assembly last year spent BILLIONS more than they had and this year, before the session really gets started, they're already a BILLION dollars short. Therefore, if they redo the tax system, they can get more money -- which would be the primary reason for any "reform" by Democrats. I would be a month's pay that any "reform" introduced by Democrats will increase the overall take to the government.

I've got an idea? You want tax reform? I'll give you tax reform -- but let's make it FAIR. And yes, I'm well aware that any concept of fairness and taxes will NEVER happen as long as the Democrats continue to rule the North Carolina General Assembly with their iron fist. But I can dream of a good, free, fair system.

First, zero income tax. Completely and totally remove all taxes on any income. I don't care where it comes from, don't tax it. Other states do this, and it works just fine. Let people keep the money they earn like the damn North Carolina Constitution says they should.

Then implement a uniform sales tax. It would include a prebate for every household to cover consumption taxes on the poorest households. That ensures that taxes collected are determined by how much one spends, NOT how much one earns. In addition, NO tax on used goods. If you only buy used items, you pay no taxes on them. They've already had taxes collected on them once, it's not fair to tax them again.

This would be revenue-neutral - -not designed to decrease or increase the income to the state. However, it would still save money because managing this system would great decrease the expenditures by the state revenue offices. It's fair, and it would work -- which is why there's NO way the Democrats of North Carolina would EVER consider it.

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January 17, 2007

Fair Taxes

The following is a press release from Representative John Linder, and published at the FairTax.org web site. With each new Congress, the FairTax bill must be reintroduced. Please make sure you let your Senators and Representative know of your support for the FairTax.


Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative John Linder (R-GA) introduced H.R. 25, the “The FairTax Act of 2007.” This bill was first introduced by Congressman Linder in 1999, and has become increasingly popular since that time. At the close of the 109th Congress the FairTax Act was the most popular tax reform bill in Congress with 59 supporters in the House, which far exceeded any other piece of tax reform legislation.


“The progress we have made since first introducing the FairTax is simply amazing. The grassroots growth has been phenomenal and it is evident that Americans get it. They are way ahead of the politicians on this one. In the 109th Congress, we had 59 supporters on the bill, and we did not solicit a single one. They came to my office because their constituents demanded it. That is happening all over the country.”


This bi-partisan legislation, with Congressman Dan Boren (D-OK) as an original co-sponsor, will repeal all corporate and individual income taxes, payroll taxes, self-employment taxes, capital gains taxes, estate taxes and gift taxes and replace them with a revenue-neutral personal consumption tax. The revenue neutral number advocated in the bill is 23%, which is very near to the average 22% embedded cost of the current system in every good purchased today. This embedded cost will be driven out of the price of goods because the FairTax will also eliminate all business to business taxes.


“Americans realize that we can achieve a voluntary tax system by allowing everyone to pay taxes when they choose and how much they choose by how they choose to spend. We are giving Americans an option of paying 23 cents of every dollar they spend with the freedom of anonymity, or paying 33 cents of every dollar they earn and the fear that the IRS will come knocking because of some unintentional mistake. They get it, and they are coming in droves to support change.”


The FairTax achieves voluntary taxation by providing a prebate to all Americans that offsets the tax consequences of spending up to the poverty level. This aspect of the bill makes it the most progressive tax proposal today. In essence, if a family of four does not exceed the poverty level spending which is established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, then, with the prebate, they will pay no federal taxes for that year.


“Big ideas take a long time to achieve in Washington D.C., and I am excited with the progress we have made in such a short period of time. There are certain economic forces that are pushing us toward the FairTax. If we are going to continue to compete in a global economy, then we will have to move towards a system that removes the foot of the IRS from the throat of our economy.”


Congressman Linder added that he has a new grassroots oriented website, linderfairtax.house.gov that contains answers to any FairTax related questions.


Of course, you may also find the latest and most definitive information about the FairTax right here at FairTax.org.

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January 16, 2007

Live Free or Die?

One man, Ed Brown, seems to be prepared to live free or die in New Hampshire. He is challenging what he calls a "Kangaroo Court" and would rather be killed by the federal government than submit to a court that will not allow facts or law into the case. This may be developing as this is posted, so watch the news carefully!

Apprently Ed wanted to be sure that the jury was informed that their job, according to the Constitution, is that they are not only able to judge the facts of the case, but also the law. And that is absolutely correct -- if a jury disagrees with a law, ANY law, they can simply declare the defendant "not guilty" no matter what else has transpired. It's called freedom and it's very, very important that juries retain that right. Well, Ed found out that the judge in his case would absolutely no allow the jury to be informed of that right, so Ed left the trial and isn't coming back.

Various people and organizations are rallying behind Ed and his cause. There's even a conference call number set up to hear details and up-to-date information.

But the latest details indicated that Ed has been told that hundreds of federal agents are "likely" to come arrest him from his house for not coming to his kangaroo trial. Ed has vowed that he will not be taken alive. Ed also has "some people" with him that will assist in his defense. He's been talking on the phone with the US Marshall who will attempt to bring him in. From all outward appearances, the federal government is going to have to kill more than one person in this case, or they're going to have to give up -- and we all know the odds of the federal government giving up on anything bad.

So what's all this about? Taxes. If the feds go through with this, Ed and his friends will be assassinated by the federal government for non-payment of taxes. That's all, nothing else. He's commited no violent crimes, he's harmed no other people. He just didn't pay some taxes. And know what? He even offered to pay every single dollar the government says he owes -- but the government said that wouldn't be enough, they needed to punish him.

Ed is in Plainfield, NH. His email and phone are posted on sites linked above. You may join him and his friends if you like. But be prepared to be killed because that appears to be the government's choice.

Realize now that when I say that taxation is government by force, this is what I mean. When I say that raising taxes means you will be killed if you do not pay them, this is exactly what I'm talking about. Godspeed, Ed, and those with you. I truly hope this does not turn out as it appears it will.

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January 10, 2007

Fair Taxes

by Debbie of Right Truth

John Edwards is running for president of the United States on his same old theme, 'two Americas'. He hopes to get votes by pitting the 'haves' against the 'have nots'. He even chose New Orleans to make his announcement, with the unspoken message that the government failed the poor people and he has stepped in to be their savior.

Edwards is promising universal health care, pulling out of Iraq ,taxing oil company profits and eliminating President Bush's tax cuts to pay for his priorities. Edwards is not alone in his thinking about the evil rich (of which he happens to BE ONE). Yesterday Thomas Sowell had a wonderful article that relates to this, titled 'A Dangerous Obsession'.

Mr. Sowell picked up on the media, the left, and academia's continuous obsession with “gaps” and “disparities” in income. 'As one talk-show host put it, “It makes no sense” that a corporate executive makes over $50 million a year.' Sowell says, "Ninety-nine percent of all the things that happen in this world “make no sense” to any given individual."

If you cannot understand something as simple as making a lead pencil, why should you be surprised that you donÂ’t understand why someone is making a lot more money than somebody else?

Moreover, if this obsession with income disparities is to be something more than mere hand-wringing or gnashing of teeth, obviously the point is that somebody ought to “do something” to change what you don’t understand.

That's what the left, liberals, and Edwards wants to do. They want to correct what they perceive as something wrong, ...some people having more money than others. And how would one go about correcting such an atrocity? That's easy. Take away the excess from one, and give it to another. Or as Mr. Sowell puts it, "Usually that means that the government — politicians — should impose policies based on your ignorance of what is going on."

Of course, such political control of incomes is usually advocated only to deal with “the rich.” But, when income taxes were imposed in the early 20th century, they applied only to “the rich” and they took a very small percentage of their income.

Once the floodgates are opened to this kind of political power, however, we have seen with the income taxes that they not only spread far beyond “the rich,” they took a serious share of even middle class incomes.

Moreover, the income tax has spawned an intrusive bureaucracy, creating so much complexity and red tape that millions of ordinary citizens have to go get some accountant to fill out the forms for them — and then sign under penalty of perjury that it was done right.

If you knew how to do it right, you wouldnÂ’t have to go to somebody else to have it done, would you? ...

It is also worth noting that the people who are said to be earning “obscene” amounts of money are usually corporate executives. There is no such outrage whipped up when Hollywood movie stars make some multiple of what most corporate executives make.

In short, Mr. Sowell is asking, "Whose wealth is it anyway?" Did the government earn this wealth? No, they didn't. Why should they be the ones to decide who is worthy to spend that wealth? Did the government produce any product, any widgets, any business that will employ others? Unless you count the bureaucracies needed to collect and redistribute this wealth, the answer is no.

In reading Mr. Sowell's article, I thought directly of the United States, but Tom at Libertarian Leanings looks at this from a world view.

Israel has nowhere near the natural resources of the Arab states, yet they are wealthier by far. According to the CIA World Factbook, Israel produces a measely 2740 barrels of oil per day. At the same time Saudi Arabia puts out 9,475,000, and Iran 3,979,000. Yet Israel enjoys a per capita GDP of $25,000, while Saudi Arabia and Iran come in at $13,100 and $8,400 respectively. The income gap is not a crisis in Israel because Israelis have the freedom to produce wealth. Arab state citizens have less freedom, less wealth, and less hope for getting it.

Unfortunately, leftists (and Democrats) can't bring themselves to support the spread of freedom. Their antidote to the growing gap between the rich and the poor is to prevent the creation of wealth. Taxation discourages an activity, so the lefty solution to their contrived crisis is to tax wealth (income) at ever higher rates as a person demonstrates ever higher success in creating it. The Arab solution is to wipe Israel off the map. Actually, there are Democrats who seem to be coming around to that view.

This brings me back to the United States, to the Fair Tax, which would replace the federal income tax system with a progressive national retail sales tax. It provides a "prebate" to ensure no American pays federal taxes on spending up to the poverty level, dollar-for-dollar federal revenue replacement and, through companion legislation, repeal of the 16th Amendment.

This nonpartisan legislation (HR 25/S 25) abolishes all federal personal, gift, estate, capital gains, alternative minimum, Social Security, Medicare, self-employment, and corporate taxes and replaces them all with one simple, visible, federal retail sales tax – collected by existing state sales tax authorities.

The FairTax taxes us only on what we choose to spend, not on what we earn. It does not raise any more or less revenue; it is designed to be revenue neutral. (more)

Why should people be punished because they took the risks to build a business, to produce a product, to creat a new widget? Why should they be punished by having the government take away a large portion of their profits, profits that could be used to produce MORE jobs, more widgets, more wealth? Why should the creators of wealth, who give much of that wealth away to worthy and needy organizations, be punished? They shouldn't.

On the world scene, Brad leaves a comment at Thought Streaming
"One can never force a productive, ambitious, disciplined spirit to subsidize weak mindsets girded by overactive libidos, they will always rebel,...". Graeme also leaves a comment, " ...if you give people a "voice" at work, they will produce more. They have incentive to work."

If you let people produce wealth, reinvest wealth, and use it as they see fit without government intrusion, you will actually see more help being given to those in need; more opportunities for those in need of better jobs, higher salaries, more education. Don't punish people for using the gifts and opportunities God gave them.

That my dear friends is what folks like Edwards (and Hillary Clinton) want to do.

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January 05, 2007

Rewards for Not Working

The socialist government of North Carolina (gerrymandered majority Democrat legislature) is considering paying people to not work. Well, after all, they're just following the federal model of paying people for NOT doing something. And yes, if you actually work and are productive, that's YOU who is going to be doing the paying. So I hope you're planning on working a little extra this year because there's lots of lazy "poor" people who are depending on you to pay them while they sit on their rears.

And where is that money going to come from? Rumors have it that the state will raise the sales tax rate across the state so they can give a few dollars to people who don't work. I mean that's fair, right? Make everyone pay more (including those who will actually receive the cash) so the state can pay people to not work?

In the liberal world, my viewpoint is considered "heartless." In the real world, it's considered freedom. In case you don't understand, the ONLY way government gets money is to take it from someone else who produces it. Government produces NOTHING, ever. So they are honestly planning on rewarding people for not working by punishing those who do. What sort of reality-based system is that? It's called communism -- where everyone works for a common middle ground.

That's a horrible way to run a government. In a freedom-based society, people would be free to keep what they earn. Then those same people would be free to help anyone they wanted to. That's how government ran for a hundred years or more in America, and it worked just fine. But that's now how government works now. Instead, people are not free to help others because they have to first meet the heavy burden of massive government taxation or go to jail. And those who choose to sit on their rear ends all day? Well that's just fine with government, because government will give them money, food, housing, education, and well, anything else they need. What incentive do people actually have to work? NONE from government, that's for sure.

Oh, how I yearn for freedom.

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December 30, 2006

North Carolina Taxes

Good people of North Carolina, please take note of the current actions and movements in politics, even while the Democrat legislature is not even in session.

Up until now, North Carolina has had it's power very centrally located. The General Assembly basically has to power to do quite literally anything -- and yes, that's literally anything because they honestly do not care about minor inconveniences like the Constitution. The towns, cities, and counties have been very, very limited in their power. In fact, in order for a city to do just about anything, they have to ask the Democrat General Assembly for permission.

Of course this works very well to allow Democrats in NC to retain power and exercise absolute authority over all the subjects of North Carolina -- if a county happens to be Republican and ask for freedom, the General Assembly is quick to turn them down. If a county is Democrat and asks for things like more power for regulation or more taxes, the Democrat General Assembly (Democrat due ONLY to gerrymandering) is more than happy to advance their socialist agenda throughout the state using their proxies, "elected" officials across the state.

There's a bill, HB1142, that was introduced in 2005 that is likely to appear again now that Democrats have a larger majority (due to blatant gerrymandering) in the legislature. That bill will raise taxes in any county that wants to -- a 1% increase in sales taxes. And oh, if your county doesn't want those taxes, they will get punished by getting less money from the lottery proceeds, and for reimbursements from the state. In other words, this bill will strong-arm counties into raising the sales tax 1%.

At the same time, there's another bill, HB1062, that will give counties the "authority" to levy a "transfer tax." For those of you not familiar with this type of tax, it is you being forced to ask permission from the government to sell your house -- or any other property that they want to apply this tax to. And it won't matter how much your house is worth, nor how much you paid for it. So if, for example, you're in trouble and need to sell your house. If you can just pay off the mortgage and the Realtor fees now, you're in for a surprise. You might have to pay an additional few thousand dollars to the government -- EVEN IF YOU'RE LOSING MONEY. That's right, if you paid $150,000 for your house and you're selling it for $125,000, you'd STILL get stuck with a tax of up to $3,750 that you'd have to pay.

And the counties would be free to raise that tax any time they wanted. If you wanted to leave your house to your children, you'd pay the tax. If you wanted to gift a house to a relative, you'd pay the tax. It's also referred to as a "land transfer tax" -- and it's horrible because it's relatively hidden. You won't see it until you sell the house. You can be sure Charlotte is watching this one closely, because if one county gets that ability, Charlotte will absolutely do ANYTHING to get that tax -- the Lords over Charlotte simply cannot stand that people are free to move about (and out of) their county without asking permission.

And yes, the poor will be the hardest hit. They would be forced to pay that tax as well any time they wanted to buy or sell a house. It would make it MORE difficult for the "poor" to move up into the middle class because ALL houses would be just that much more expensive. So much for the Democrats being for the "poor."

Some of you may be wondering the source behind this recent push for total crushing of freedom, raising taxes, and trying to keep the poor in their place. That would be the socialist from Chatham County, the "Chatham Coalition," led by Jeffery Starkweather. And he's got the support of the Chatham County commissioners and their representative, Joe Hackney, who wants to be Speaker of the (Corrupt) House.

Now, look, I believe in freedom. I want people to make their own choices. Currently in the North Carolina Legislature, that's NOT possible. This isn't whining about election results, this is stating facts: more than half of people who voted in November voted for Republicans in both the NC House and NC Senate. However, both houses are Democrat majorities. That's gerrymandering, plain and simple. But the Democrats do not care, as long as they're in power.

If the people of Chatham County want massive tax increases, they should be able to have them. But they shouldn't force ME to have tax increases, because I don't want them. And if Chatham County wants to be socialist, let them do it with their OWN money, not mine, and not the state of North Carolina's.

But Socialism fails everywhere it's tried and every time it's tried. The only way the Democrats of Chatham County and North Carolina can continue to succeed is to keep taking from those who produce and ram socialism down the throats of people who don't want it and continue to vote against it.

No, there's currently no hope for freedom in North Carolina. Not as long as Democrats continue to cheat, steal, and gerrymander their way into power.

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December 20, 2006

Fair Taxes

by Jonathan of Publius Rendezvous


I came across this article several weeks ago from one of my favorite columnists. Professor Williams has a very succinct way of conveying complicated topics and themes. If you are not a regular reader of his, you should at least check out his regular column at Townhall.


In this piece, Professor Williams tackles the Fair Tax, and as we would hope he describes some of the highlights and benefits that would be reaped upon its passage.

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December 13, 2006

Fair Taxes

Why our Political Leaders Should Embrace the FairTax Plan

by John DeJong of NotMeUSA.com


The Fair Tax Plan (HR.25/S.25) has been out for well over a year now and yet there are still many people who have never even heard of it. One would think that a plan as bold and beneficial as this would be sounded from one coast to the next. Yet that is not the case. As a point of fact there are many liberal political leaders who continually ridicule the Fair Tax Plan whenever it is mentioned. They’re acting under the misguided belief that this wonderful plan favors the “rich”. That is the farthest from the truth as one can come.

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November 29, 2006

Fair Taxes

by Jonathan of Publius Rendezvous


Now that the aftermath of the elections have subsided, I want to follow-up on what TD said in the FTBB a couple of weeks ago about grassroots campaigning. As we have mentioned on countless occasions, whether you are a Republican or Democrat or Libertarian, the FairTax is for you.

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November 15, 2006

Fair Taxes

by Terry Dillard of The Right Track


Well, the elections are over and I've heard everything from "It's a sure thing" to "No way it'll even make it out of committee now" regarding the FairTax.


One thing I do know -- never underestimate the power of a grassroots movement. Democrats were shown in 1994 not to take their power for granted, and Republicans had that same lesson hammered home to them a week ago. The American people have no hesitation whatsoever about "flushing the toilet" as I prefer to call it.

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November 02, 2006

Fair Taxes

By Jonathan of Publius Rendezvous


Here is an update of candidate positions/incumbent positions on the FairTax. More information like this can be found at the "FairTax Scorecard."

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November 01, 2006

Charlotte's Money Surplus

The city of Charlotte has too much money! Literally! They honestly believe they have collected too much money from the taxpayers, and they do not know what to do with it! I couldn't make this crap up -- they're serious.

Now, predictably, greedy moochers are lining up by the droves to try and claim the money. Some want it for more arts development, some want roads, some want "Travel and tourism" expenditures.

Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, there's NO ONE lining up to represent the taxpayer. There's not ONE member of the bureaucracy, not ONE city council member standing up and saying what a real statesman would say, and what honestly SHOULD be said:

"We collected too much from the taxpayer. Let's give it back to the people who worked hard and earned it."

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October 26, 2006

Fair Taxes

Fair Tax Blogburst, by Terry Dillard:

With this heated election approaching faster than one could imagine, we thought it would be a time to throw the FT BB into the debates to see where each of our respective candidates reside in these matters.


We have grown fast and have expanded further than Terry and I anticipated in such a short time, which should prove to be interesting as we will hopefully see. Since we have members of numerous states, and numerous districts of the House of Representatives, let us see where the incumbents and their challengers reside when it comes to the Fair Tax.

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