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FairTax

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Proposed FairTax Rate Would Add Trillions to Deficits Over Ten Years

In a deal that secured Kevin McCarthy the speakership, House Republicans plan to vote on the FairTax Act of 2023 (H.R. 25), which would...
March 1, 2023William G. GaleKyle Pomerleau
Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Here Comes The FairTax … Again

The idea of replacing all major federal taxes with a national sales tax – and using the opportunity to “abolish” the IRS – has been...
January 12, 2023John Buhl
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

The Trouble with the FairTax

GOP Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee recently got into a spirited debate with Fox News anchor Chris Wallace about Huckabee’s proposal to replace all federal taxes with a national retail sales tax, called the FairTax by its supporters. Wallace pointed out that low-income people spend a much
May 27, 2015Leonard E. Burman