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How Would Businesses React to the FAIRtax?

How Would Businesses React to the FAIRtax?

This week's Chairman's Report is guest written by CPA Jade Walle. In it, he examines the effect the FAIRtax would have on businesses with respect to the conventional thinking "you can have any two, good, fast, and cheap". Not surprisingly, the FAIRtax is vastly superior to the current income tax system.

Chairman's Report

enDecember 17, 2021

Manufacturing, the coronavirus and Occam's Razor

Manufacturing, the coronavirus and Occam's Razor

In this week's Chairman's Report, Steve Hayes ties these three seemingly unrelated things together. He examines the consequences of the decline in American manufacturing, why we must reverse it, and the best way to do it.

Chairman's Report

enMarch 20, 2020

Should We Be Taxing Corporations?

Should We Be Taxing Corporations?

Chairman Hayes takes a look at what really happens when you tax a corporation.

Chairman's Report

enJanuary 24, 2020

The Ruling Class is Horrified

The Ruling Class is Horrified

The economy is rolling along. Not only is the demand for products and services up, but the demand for workers is up too. And when the demand for labor is up, wages increase. And all of this is a big problem for the Ruling Class in Washington. Listen to this thought provoking report by Steve Hayes, President of AFFT.

Chairman's Report

enJanuary 10, 2020

The Solution That Makes the Problem Worse

The Solution That Makes the Problem Worse

Most of us don't need to worry about the GILTI tax but large multinational corporations do primarily because Washington keeps making a complicated tax scheme worse. In their efforts to provide rules for taxing "global intangible low-taxed income" the bureaucrats have made high priced tax consultants happy and US companies frustrated.

Chairman's Report

enDecember 20, 2019

Rent Seeking via the Tax Code

Rent Seeking via the Tax Code

Rent seeking has become a popular sport in Washington. In D.C. terms, rent seeking has come to mean seeking an advantage from government that is only available to you or to others similarly situated. And doing it through the tax code is an all too common practice. But what does it mean for the rest of us?

Chairman's Report

enDecember 13, 2019

How To Explain the FAIRtax Rate

How To Explain the FAIRtax Rate

When we explain the advantages of the FAIRtax to someone, they usually nod in approval and then ask, âWhat is the FAIRtax rate?â You tell them 23%. They ask, âWhy so much?â You explain that 23% is necessary to bring in the same amount as the income/payroll tax. The FAIRtax is revenue neutral. But there is much more to the FAIRtax than it's rate. Listen & Learn.

Chairman's Report

enDecember 06, 2019

A Thanksgiving Day Message

A Thanksgiving Day Message

On the 20th day of October, 1864, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that the last Thursday of November was to be a day of Thanksgiving. When the FAIRtax is passed, Americans will have a lot to be thankful for but the denizens of the Swamp? - Not so much!

Chairman's Report

enNovember 29, 2019

Why Senator Warren Should Embrace the FAIRtax

Why Senator Warren Should Embrace the FAIRtax

Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is promising a number of government programs but questions arise as to how she plans to pay for it all. Analysis of her proposed tax reforms reveal insufficient funds. A solution to this problem would be for her to embrace the FAIRtax.

Chairman's Report

enNovember 22, 2019

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The Warning Shot To The Ruling Class

The Warning Shot To The Ruling Class

With a state constitutional amendment, Texas has banned an income tax forever. This is a real concern to the Washington power brokers especially considering that Alabama and George are considering the same move. The reign of the income tax may be nearing an end.

Chairman's Report

enNovember 15, 2019

The FAIRtax Calculator

The FAIRtax Calculator

How much will the FAIRtax benefit you and your family? David Boone, a FAIRtax volunteer from Minnesota, has created the FAIRtax calculator to help you answer this question. And Steve Hayes explains why there are other important benefits to the calculator.

Chairman's Report

enNovember 08, 2019

Confusion, The Tax Code & Free Stuff

Confusion, The Tax Code & Free Stuff

Every four years we are told by the candidates for President that they are going to provide benefits to every possible group. But how do they plan to pay for it with the current tax system? Listen as we try to answer that very difficult question.

Chairman's Report

enNovember 01, 2019

Saving Social Security with the FAIRtax

Saving Social Security with the FAIRtax

Next year the income received from workers will not be enough to fund the benefits for retirees. Although there are several proposals to fix the problem, only the FAIRtax provides a long term solution.

Chairman's Report

enOctober 25, 2019

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The Smart People Outsmart Themselves Again

The Smart People Outsmart Themselves Again

There is an ongoing debate among economists about how the 2017 tax reform bill impacted the tax burden for the highest earners. The fact that the Washington insiders are spending so much time on this is more evidence we need REAL tax reform - the FAIRtax.

Chairman's Report

enOctober 18, 2019

Impeachment Talk Is Costing The Swamp

Impeachment Talk Is Costing The Swamp

Since many in the Swamp are engaged in the impeachment feeding frenzy, the annual flurry of "tax extenders" has taken a back seat. If lobbyists don't get what they want from the people they believe they bought, they may not be willing to fork over the campaign cash in the future. Troubled times for the denizens of the Swamp.

Chairman's Report

enOctober 14, 2019

Fewer Are Itemizing and the Swamp Is Worried

Fewer Are Itemizing and the Swamp Is Worried

The denizens of the Swamp like to hand out favors via the tax code. However, very few people are itemizing their deductions which means very few people can get these favors. Why? Because of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Listen to see how the Swamp shot themselves in their collective foot.

Chairman's Report

enOctober 07, 2019

The Unnecessary Cryptocurrency Controversy

The Unnecessary Cryptocurrency Controversy

Since cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are become more popular and are not controlled by a central authority, the IRS is hyperventilating over keeping track of it's use by Americans. Listen to Steve Hayes explain why all this wrangling is completely unnecessary.

Chairman's Report

enSeptember 30, 2019

Taxpayers Pay For Congress' Bad Decisions

Taxpayers Pay For Congress' Bad Decisions

What is the relationship between Congress, the makers of Oxytocin and the income tax code. You're not going to like what you learn in this report which gives yet another reason to replace the income tax with the FAIRtax.

Chairman's Report

enSeptember 23, 2019

Is It Time To Switch The Income Tax With A Sales Tax?

Is It Time To Switch The Income Tax With A Sales Tax?

This is the title of a September 5, 2019 article written by Professor Kenneth Rogoff for the Guardian. Working from this article, this week's Chairman's Report makes the case for the FAIRtax replacing the income tax.

Chairman's Report

enSeptember 16, 2019

Congress vs. The Business Round Table

Congress vs. The Business Round Table

Congress should follow the example of The Business Roundtable. Business leaders must be responsible to their customers and their employees as well as their stockholders. Congress seems to be responsible only to itself. We need a change.

Chairman's Report

enSeptember 02, 2019

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