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The FairTax Book | 
| Authors: Neal Boortz, John Linder
Publisher: William Morrow
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Rating:  1548 reviews
Sales Rank: 169086
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 1
ISBN: 0060875410
Dewey Decimal Number: 336.24150973
EAN: 9780060875411
Publication Date: August 2, 2005
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Product Description
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. This dramatic revision of the current system, which would eliminate the reviled IRS, has already caught fire in the American heartland, with more than 600,000 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. Endorsed by scores of leading economists -- and supported by a huge and growing grassroots movement -- the Fair Tax Plan could revolutionize the way America pays for itself.
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 Sometimes the simple ideas are best... January 8, 2009
...not that any tax plan is really simple, mind you. This book is a great introduction to HR25 (the FairTax bill). It covers the history of the income tax, the current state of our tax code, and then promptly and easily details a relatively simple and effective solution to many problems our economy faces today. Using facts, figures, real data, and some humor, Boortz and Linder explain the reasons we will all benefit from this plan, and the reasons some politicians don't like it. This and the sequel (Answering the Critics) are a great way to read about various aspects of the plan, as well as rebuttals to some criticisms. Though the plan isn't perfect (what tax is perfect?), you'll likely find yourself agreeing that it's vastly superior to our current system.
 THE IMP OF CONGRESS December 26, 2008
The passage of a fair tax as explained by Boortz and Linder depends on Congress keeping it free of exemptions to it. I would not plan on the Congress doing so. There would be too much money available for Congressmen if they gave exemptions to selected industries, agencies and individuals. I doubt that they could resist the temptation. I would have to see it before I would believe it. However, I want to say that, if a Fair Tax law would be enacted, even if it ends up costing me more than I pay with the IRS Tax Code, I would want it because I would be rid of the IRS and an accountant. (He is a great guy, but he could do other things than taxes.) I would advise Boortz and Linder that they would have to organize a grassroots campaign to get a Fair Tax passed. Good Luck!
An Easy Read. Do it. Don't take anybody else's word for it. December 19, 2008
Who would have thought a book about taxes would actually be easy to read? I suppose that underscores the simplicity of the consumption (as opposed to our current production) tax. Although, just once, won't someone write about economics without employing the venerable widget?
The plan makes sense which may be it's downfall, unless enough citizens demand it. Politicians aren't simply going to surrender their power back to us unless we make them. It's what is making them rich.
The current system breeds corruption and we all act surprised when congressmen are caught with $90,000 cash in their freezer or when governors are auctioning senate seats to the highest bidder. I have no delusion that the FairTax will eliminate all political corruption but it will help enormously. Politicians will have less to sell when they can no longer manipulate our convoluted tax code. This corruption is a fire that needs to be starved of oxygen. Yet another ethics bill squirt gun won't do a thing.
More importantly, the FairTax rewards hard work, savings and wise spending while the current tax code does exactly the opposite.
EASY TO READ November 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the first time I've ever left a review. I've just got to offset some of those one star reviews since I'm sure that only 23 percent of the people who gave it one star actually read the book. By the way, I am talking about an inclusive 23 percent. I think this book should get at least 3 stars even from opponents of the fairtax. It's one of the easiest books to read. It's entertaining, funny, and just informative even to the person who hates good ideas.
Get the book and call your congressman.
Also, I have a recommendation for anyone who liked this book: Henry Hazlitt's Economics in One Lesson. You can throw that in your cart too since, if you're anything like me, you're trying to get to $25 for free shipping.
The Best Thinking on the American Scene November 24, 2008
The Fair Tax is a profound concept to fully fund the federal government without confiscating personal and business property - taxing income. An embedded national sales tax replaces all federal taxes on income - even those income taxes by another name (payroll taxes, capital gains, etc.) Getting one's head around an income-tax-free United States isn't always easy. Fortunatley Boortz and company present the logic, the common sense, the incredible personal, social, national, and economic benefits of the Fair Tax in clear, concise, and fun reading. An IRS free U.S.? This is how.
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