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The FairTax Book
by: Neal Boortz, John Linder

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 336.24150973
EAN: 9780060875411
ISBN: 0060875410
Label: William Morrow
Manufacturer: William Morrow
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: August 02, 2005
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date: August 02, 2005
Sales Rank: 41021
Studio: William Morrow

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Wouldn't you love to abolish the IRS ...
Keep all the money in your paycheck ...
Pay taxes on what you spend, not what you earn ...
And eliminate all the fraud, hassle, and waste of our current system?

Then the FairTax is for you. In the face of the outlandish American tax burden, talk-radio firebrand Neal Boortz and Congressman John Linder are leading the charge to phase out our current, unfair system and enact the FairTax Plan, replacing the federal income tax and withholding system with a simple 23 percent retail sales tax on new goods and services. This dramatic revision of the current system, which would eliminate the reviled IRS, has already caught fire in the American heartland, with more than six hundred thousand taxpayers signing on in support of the plan.

As Boortz and Linder reveal in this first book on the FairTax, this radical but eminently sensible plan would end the annual national nightmare of filing income tax returns, while at the same time enlarging the federal tax base by collecting sales tax from every retail consumer in the country. The FairTax, they argue, would transform the fearsome bureaucracy of the IRS into a more transparent, accountable, and equitable tax collection system. Among other benefits, it will:

Make America's tax code truly voluntary, without reducing revenue
Replace today's indecipherable tax code with one simple sales tax
Protect lower-income Americans by covering the tax on basic necessities
Eliminate billions of dollars in embedded taxes we don't even know we're paying
Bring offshore corporate dollars back into the U.S. economy

Endorsed by scores of leading economists and supported by a huge and growing grassroots movement, the FairTax Plan could revolutionize the way America pays for itself. In this straight-talking book, Neal Boortz and John Linder show you how it would work—and how you can help make it happen.

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Wouldn't you love to abolish the IRS ...
Keep all the money in your paycheck ...
Pay taxes on what you spend, not what you earn ...
And eliminate all the fraud, hassle, and waste of our current system?

Then the FairTax is for you. In the face of the outlandish American tax burden, talk-radio firebrand Neal Boortz and Congressman John Linder are leading the charge to phase out our current, unfair system and enact the FairTax Plan, replacing the federal income tax and withholding system with a simple 23 percent retail sales tax on new goods and services. This dramatic revision of the current system, which would eliminate the reviled IRS, has already caught fire in the American heartland, with more than six hundred thousand taxpayers signing on in support of the plan.

As Boortz and Linder reveal in this first book on the FairTax, this radical but eminently sensible plan would end the annual national nightmare of filing income tax returns, while at the same time enlarging the federal tax base by collecting sales tax from every retail consumer in the country. The FairTax, they argue, would transform the fearsome bureaucracy of the IRS into a more transparent, accountable, and equitable tax collection system. Among other benefits, it will:

Make America's tax code truly voluntary, without reducing revenue
Replace today's indecipherable tax code with one simple sales tax
Protect lower-income Americans by covering the tax on basic necessities
Eliminate billions of dollars in embedded taxes we don't even know we're paying
Bring offshore corporate dollars back into the U.S. economy

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- The dumbest book in the history of tax ideas
There are many reasons this book is essentially worthless:

1. No corporate taxes? Great, I'll just create a corporation and buy everything I want through it. Anyone who knows this will never pay another dime in taxes again, and the federal government will be bankrupted.

2. The author talks about banning the income tax, but doesn't talk about what will happen to citizens that have already paid taxes to the government to generate a tax free income stream in retirement (Roth and After-Tax accounts). His idea would punish some of those that have planned ahead for retirement.

3. The book explains how the IRS should be abolished, yet doesn't say who would go about collecting taxes. (Note: look up the author's history with the IRS)

4. The idea of taxing food and writing a check for every single American every month to make up for that tax is so stupid I wasn't sure if ... Read More

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- GREAT IDEA!
This is a GREAT idea! Do not be fooled by some false negative reviews by idiots on here, most of whom have not even read the book!

Read 'Answering the Critics' for more info and clarity.

Lets get politicians on board!

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- I'm... a little confused.
Admittedly I have not read this book cover to cover yet. I skipped right to the chapter that explains how the FairTax code would work, and I looked at some other chapters briefly to get a gist of what the authors had to say generally. So here are some thoughts based on that.

First off, how is it an invasion of privacy for us to file tax returns with the IRS, but not an invasion of privacy for me to tell the government the makeup of my household, complete with Social Security numbers, so they can send me the proper amount of "prebate"? I don't even have to give that much information on a census form; why would I want to do it for this? So, protecting one's privacy is a stupid reason to do away with the IRS.

Secondly, who says prices would drop if the tax code were radically changed? I only ever see prices drop when something goes on sale. Now, prices might start out lower when a product ... Read More

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- Excellent Book!
This book is a quick read and gives you an excellent starting point to understanding the FairTax. Boortz and Linder explain how the current tax system began and how it has been transformed into the complete mess that it is now.

The FairTax would be the most massive transfer of power from the politicians in Washington to the people in the history of this country. It would save Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security! Our current system won't do that!

Read this book! You won't be disappointed! The second book is a great read too.

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