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Visitors Interested in Strengthening America (VISA) Act of 2003 (Introduced in House) HR 2525 IH 108th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2525 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit certain Mexican children, and accompanying adults, to obtain a waiver of the documentation requirements otherwise required to enter the United States as a temporary visitor. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 19, 2003 Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HONDA, Ms. LEE, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. REYES, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. WATSON, and Mr. RODRIGUEZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee...

It's in the hopper. In the last Congress, the number was HR2525. This time, it's HR25. When I speak of HR25 on my show, the residual phone calls continue for days. When I talk up HR25 during a banquet speech, the deserts remain uneaten. HR25 is called the Fair Tax Act of 2003, and its stated purpose is "To promote freedom, fairness and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. I've been studying and promoting this idea for nearly...

Flat Tax or Sales Tax? A Win-Win Choice For America by Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D. Backgrounder #1134 August 14, 1997 | | Intruduction The current tax code of the United States is irreversibly broken and should be repealed. The tax laws undermine the country's prosperity by imposing needlessly harsh penalties on work, savings, and investment. Although many taxpayers face confiscatory tax rates and often are forced to pay more than one layer of tax on their income, the politically well-connected can take advantage of special deductions, credits, preferences, shelters, and loopholes to minimize their own tax liability. The result of...