Painting by Jan Matsys, 1509-1575, titled “Beim Steuereintreiber” (At the tax collector) Eight months ago, 21 seasoned FairTax® grassroots leaders responded to an invitation from Americans For Fair Taxation® (AFFT) Vice President Leo Linbeck III, to meet in Houston and discuss the FairTax campaign. After more than two days of spirited discussions the team, which became known […]
Two very important things happened at yesterday’s short-lived House Oversight hearing investigating the IRS targeting of nonprofits. First, IRS former senior manager Lois Lerner again invoked the 5th Amendment. In January, her attorney said she would testify if given immunity. That same attorney now states, Lerner cannot testify because she fears for her life. Second, graphics were apparently […]
Long before the digital age, Americans of all ages loved to listen to music on 78/45 and 33 rpm records. That is, until the record became scratched and the diamond needle stuck in the groove and all one heard were pops, cracks and the same sound over and over. These long forgotten records came to […]
“On matters of style, swim with the current. On matters of principle stand like a rock.” – Thomas Jefferson For over 10 years, the FairTax® campaign has warned about the politicization of the IRS. Events over the past nine months have only served to heighten this concern. Consider the following revelations: The IRS admitted to […]
“Anything is better than lies and deceit!” – Leo Tolstoy It’s been a rather stunning week. It began with Denver fans sitting stunned as they watched the Seattle Seahawks totally decimate the Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII. Then, the President stunningly said the IRS targeting scandal had “not even a smidgen of corruption”. That was news […]
It’s official! A senior member of Congress has publicly said what FairTax® supporters have known for years: The IRS is the political weapon of choice for the ruling elite! During a recent speech to the Center for American Progress, Senator Charles Schumer (NY) called on the Executive Branch of government to bypass Congress and use […]
It’s January and Americans are looking for receipts and lost documentation in their annual quest to prepare their yearly tax return. Arguments will ensure, relationships will sour and health will decline. Are you having fun yet? Have you started dealing with the significant changes that went into effect for 2013? Not to worry though, National Taxpayer Advocate […]
Welcome back to Washington and Happy New Year As you return to the business of the House Committee on Ways and Means, you and your colleagues will, in many ways, determine the direction of our nation by the decisions you will soon make on fundamental tax reform. You have a clear and distinct choice to […]