I really think that adhering to only the HR 25 and making it the only possible outcome is hurting us here. We need to cling to any scenario that raises the idea of abolishing the IRS.
"We need to cling to any scenario that raises the idea of abolishing the IRS."
Several years ago, one of my friends who is a staunch FairTax supporter went to DC and spent several weeks personally hand delivering FairTax information packages to every single house and senate office and getting signatures for each. He had several interesting conversations with staffers and members. One of the things that he learned is that the whole area of tax reform was so fragmented that it was easy for members to evade the issue. No single plan had a significant enough level of support for the members to feel any pressure.
That has changed to some degree, especially in Georgia, and to a lesser extent in surrounding states. The book has taken the FairTax to a whole new level. It is widely held that congress will never willingly give up the power that the current tax system provides them. That, in fact, is one thing that skeptics constantly point out.
This "sunset the code" bill is a transparent attempt to reduce the pressure that Isakson is feeling to support the FairTax. Supporting that approach is acquiescing in providing the kind of "cover" that alleviates the pressure that we have managed to build up over the past several years. As such, it is counterproductive.
"I really think that adhering to only the HR 25 and making it the only possible outcome is hurting us here. We need to cling to any scenario that raises the idea of abolishing the IRS."
And my experience is that fragmenting our efforts and helping these guys to find cover is counterproductive. To each his own.