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Is it time for the FairTax? When they see a problem – immigration, energy, or a collapse of the credit markets – politicians step forward and announce, “We must do SOMETHING!” That part is a given. What is not a given is what SOMETHING is. And, alas, it comes down to whatever the majority party in the House and in the Senate decides it will be. It will generally be a combination of taxes and spending, and in the current trillion dollar “stimulus” package the spending portion is pork and the tax portion is welfare. To get people back to...

I read a post the other day that a Freeper got from Congressman John Linder, Georgia, stating that he would stand and object to Obama if he doesn't show proof of constitutional eligibility. I emailed Mr. Linder and asked if he did indeed write that email and if he was serious about holding Obama to task on something as serious as this. A few moments ago I received a phone call from Congressman Linder's office confirming that he intends to do exactly that and he is just as intent as us on verifying Obama's eligibility. I told his staffer (very...

A message from John Linder: On Wednesday morning, I will join my good friend Neal Boortz on his program to discuss the FairTax and the great strides we have made. However, as an added bonus, C-SPAN has traveled to Atlanta to film the show and air it live. Not only can you listen live on AM 750 in Atlanta, or via the internet at WSB radio, but tomorrow you can watch the interview on C-SPAN between 10:15 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Please tune in. John

A "thanks" from John Linder ...

I have a few questions for the FairTax experts to answer! Beyond section 1 of HR25, where it repeals the existing Income Tax legislation, after reading further into the bill...

Now ... about the reason for this tour Just in case you haven't picked up on this yet, I'm completely and passionately dedicated to the idea of the FairTax. I've been studying the idea of replacing the income tax with a consumption tax for over 25 years, and the FairTax is as close as I've seen, and as close as I believe we can get to a fair and effective plan. I understand, and I'm sure you understand, that the FairTax is not the perfect answer. It is merely the best answer. Our current corporate and personal income tax structure...

Like the Boortz book? Intrigued with the FairTax HR25? Try the Fair Tax Personal Calculator at www.pafairtax.org/calc.php It will calculate what you will pay in FairTax if your spending choices remain about the same, using all the "tax free" spending deductions that FairTax allows under HR 25. Put in a few figures describing your current spending/savings habits. Only dollar figures are asked for and your family size for the rebate calculation. No private info, no info on where you work etc, it's totally anonymous. Then take this figure and compare it to your current income tax paid in 2004 PLUS...

I know you're tempted not to read this article. I know this because there is nothing (except maybe an all-night marathon of Al Gore documentaries) more mind-numbingly boring than reading an article about taxes. Since my column on taxes is not competing as an alternative to "The Internet, Al Gore, & You," I must instead resort to begging each of you to indulge me for a brief moment of your time. I always thought that only grumpy old men cared about taxes. I vividly remember many days during my childhood, watching my Dad—normally as cool as a cucumber—emerge red-faced from...

Rep. John Linder reintroduces legislation to overhaul federal system Posted: April 13, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com A federal bill that would do away with federal income tax and replace it with a national sales tax has been introduced again in the House of Representative after the same bill failed to get committee consideration in the last Congress. The bill, H.R. 25, is sponsored by Rep. John Linder, R-Ga. Dubbed the "FairTax" proposal, the bill "will repeal all corporate and individual income taxes, payroll taxes, self-employment taxes, capital gains taxes, estate taxes and gift taxes – and replace...

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA U.S. Rep. John Linder has been pushing to replace the federal income tax with a sales tax for so long that he doesn’t have to pitch it to voters. Nowadays, they come to him. “I just want the IRS out of our lives,” Linder said one unprompted constituent told him recently at the Duluth Fall Festival. That voter and other like-minded Americans are as close as they’ve ever been to seeing serious consideration of doing away with the Internal Revenue Service and the income tax it was created to oversee. Fresh off re-election this month, President Bush has...

According to the Washington Times, “Six Washington-area lawyers ... say they’d be happy to file suit against [a] landlord ... who ... cited a prospective tenant’s Republican affiliation when rejecting [his] request for housing.” “I assume someone will inform [the landlord] about the fair-housing laws,” one self-described “partisan” Republican, writing from Texas, told the Times. The ruckus began when the parents of a young intern for Rep. John Linder (R.-Ga.), contacted a Mr. Peter Kelley about renting a room for their son while he was working in Washington for the congressman. In response, Kelley told them he was “quite alarmed”...

FAIRTAX BUILDS MOMENTUM House Majority Leader Signs On To Linder’s Bill Abolishing the IRS Washington, D.C. - Congressman John Linder (R-Georgia) is pleased to announce that he has added more than 20 co-sponsors – including House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) – to his innovative tax reform legislation, the FairTax. Linder’s bill, H.R. 25, would abolish all federal income taxes, death taxes, capital gains taxes, and payroll taxes, and replace them with a national retail sales tax. "The momentum behind the FairTax continues to build, and Majority Leader DeLay’s co-sponsorship is just the latest signal that support for the FairTax...

While the jockeying among potential candidates in Georgia’s 6th district has for the most part been behind the scenes so far, two Republicans — including former Rep. Bob Barr (Ga.) — are inching closer to announcing their candidacies.

Confronted with economic uncertainty, the congressional response is to promulgate new laws and regulations rather than cut taxes or exercise spending restraint. This is as true for the Republican-controlled House of Representatives as the Democrat Senate. When it was reported that the Bush administration was considering a tax package that would alleviate double-taxation of corporations and lower taxes on investors, some congressional Republicans were unenthusiastic. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Thomas (R-CA) doesn´t want to bring these proposals up for a vote. Robert Novak wrote that Thomas was opposed to the administration´s initiative, while columnist Bruce Bartlett reported...

Year 2002: Barr vs. Linder…A Difference of Styles If "style" is defined as the difference between an adult and a child, then, yes, the difference between the two campaigns for Tuesday's August Primary is all a matter of style.  John Linder and his supporters represent the Adults, and Bob Barr and his supporters are Children who run around making-up stories about people who won't pay attention to them. However, the "stories" are not the usual make-believe stuff that children dream-up.  No, this stuff is effluent of the worst kind.  One letter being sent out to churches in the 7th District...

Georgia’s fiery Republican Rep. Bob Barr (Ga.) has never been particularly popular among his Democratic colleagues. He was, after all, the first member of Congress to call for former President Clinton’s impeachment and has never cut his opponents much slack on issues that concern him. What’s more, the man’s ubiquitous. He fights for his beliefs in committee, on the House floor and in the media. As a result, he’s been a target ever since his 1994 arrival in town and this time they believe they may be able to get him. Oh, they know he won’t be taken out in...