Posted on 05/27/2006 5:12:45 AM PDT by RobFromGa
FAIRTAX BOOK PLUNGES 200% IN THIRD WEEK ON CHART
In an unprecedented plunge, the second edition of "The FairTax Book", co-authored by Atlanta radio motor-mouth Neal Boortz and Congressman John Linder, plunged 200% (inclusive) in its third week on the NYT Non-fiction paperback bestseller list from #7 to #14, following a precipitous 233% drop last week from #3 to #7.
The Boortz book was beaten handily by a book about the fascinating and always popular topic of punctuation. EATS, SHOOTS & LEAVES, by Lynne Truss. (Gotham, $11.), which moved ahead of "The FairTax Book", recounts the gripping story of an Englishwoman as she expounds on the use and misuse of punctuation marks.
The FairTax Boook, which is controversially listed on the Non-Fiction list, in spite of the many fictional elements of the story, debuted at a respectable #3 after a huge marketing campaign. This campaign included incessant flogging of the book on Boortz's popular radio talk show, as well as exortations to buy multiple copies and use them as gifts or firestarters.
Boortz, in a fit of stupidity rarely seen in this present age where facts can be easily checked on the Internet, continues to claim that the book had "the highest paperback debut in over forty years", even though this is demonstrably false from even a cursory study at the NYT archives.
For example, "Night" debuted at #1 just this year, on Feb 5, 2006.
"Million Little Pieces" debuted at #1 on NYT Non-Fiction Paperback list on October 9, 2005, just last year.
Another obvious example is The 9/11 Commission Report, which came out less than two years ago in 2004, and debuted at #1. There are many other such examples and these are all #1 debuts. The Boortz book only opened at #3. Claims of the highest debut in over forty years are laughable, and point to a possible Algore-like pyschological condition on the part of the belligerent talk-show host.
Even though an alert listener named Rob tried to tell Boortz on-the-air that his claim of the "highest paperback debut in over forty years" was an obvious error, the juvenile talk-show host berated the caller, and wouldn't let him get a word in edge-wise, and then pulled the plug on the call declaring victory in an on-air display of pigheadedness.
Notably, Boortz never had anyone recheck his claims which are still on his website to this day.
It is expected that "The FairTax Book" will continue to plummet on the charts in the weeks ahead, and Boortz listeners will be able to go back to their regular routine of being told that they shouldn't be proud of their children if they are being educated in government schools, and that they graduation of their little Johnny or Suzie from such a school is really not an achievement at all, but should be viewed as an embarrassment.
Ouch.
LOL
Bortz is a Boob. (No disrespect to Boob's is intended.)
Better yet, can you believe his oppositions to the Fiar Tax when basic math is so far beyond his grasp?
You misspelled Liar
Check your gear, I think your sarcasmeter must be jammed.
Your emotional hatred of tax reform betrays you.
Your statement would be correct like this:
Since the tax is only 50% of the final price, it is a 50% tax inlcusive rate-- got it?
That being said, people use both inclusive and exclusive rates for different reasons as you note. Most people use inclusive for income tax and payroll tax. Most people use exclusive for state and local sales tax.
Which method to use for a sales tax (usually exclusive) that replaces the income and payroll taxes (both usually inclusive)?
I use both. One to determine after tax price and one to compare to income/payroll tax. However, you are free to use whichever you prefer. They are both equivalent amounts of tax after all.
Do you happen to be a tax attorney? Do you work for the IRS?
Your math is all fuzzy. I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you were drunk when you posted this. Move along.
Yes, they are. And I bet half of the Fair Tax supporters would incorrectly calculate the final selling price if you told them to figure the final price on a $1.00 shelf price item with a 50% inclusive FairTax on it.
National Sales Tax = National Disaster
Do you really want an expansion of the BATF to cover every item sold in America? The "Fair Tax" [sic] will create a massive black market economy in America. It will be far cheaper to purchase goods in Canada and Mexico and bring those goods across the border.
I prefer God's plan - a flat tax on income. And yes, everyone should pay. Everyone.
I don't drink, and you may wish to check the corrected edition I printed down the page a bit for those who can't get over the percentage calculations in the initial post.
And I am not a tax attorney, nor do I work for the IRS. I am just intelligent enought to see that the FairTax is built on lies and mis-representations.
National Sales Tax = National Disaster
Do you really want an expansion of the BATF to cover every item sold in America? The "Fair Tax" [sic] will create a massive black market economy in America. It will be far cheaper to purchase goods in Canada and Mexico and bring those goods across the border.
I prefer God's plan - a flat tax on income. And yes, everyone should pay. Everyone.
Do you think it matters when The FairTax Book makes things up?
Your whole rant sounds like it comes from someone who is bitter about Boortz' stance on government in education and the fact that he hung up on you. It doesn't say anything about it making anything up except the snide "Non-fiction" remark.
What position is your tax book that refutes the "made up stuff" on the best seller list?
Uh, none. What's that got to do with anything?
There is no market for a book that refutes a tax plan that is not going anywhere. If the FairTax plan ever gained any traction in Congress, then such a book might be worthwhile. That is not going to happen however due to the many "problems" with the plan.
Heck...if it's good enough for Washington D.C. it ought to be good enough for common serfs.
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