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The host of radios the neal boortz show, syndicated in nearly two hundred national markets, neal boortz is the author with congressman john linder of the new york times bestsellers the fairtax book and fairtax. I saw neal boortz during some economic policy round table on television and heard. The despised federal income tax system needs to be shut down and america finally has a plan to do the fairtax book. As boortz and linder reveal in this first book on the fair tax, 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 book is a nonfiction book by libertarian radio talk show host neal boortz and congressman john linder, published on august 2, 2005, as a tool to. A response to your petition about neal boortz coming to the. The following is a comprehensive recounting of the good to be. May 31, 2007 americans for fair taxation claims that it uses the tax inclusive number to make it easier to compare the fairtax to the income tax that it will replace since most of us think of income tax rates. Neal boortz is the host of radios the neal boortz show, which is syndicated in nearly two hundred national markets, and the author with congressman john linder of the new york times bestsellers the fairtax book and fairtax. His 180page polemic for radical tax reform, the fairtax book, made its debut at no. We just ended our book fair and she is telling us we have to charge our parents tax on their purchases. John linder, dated 200605, excerpts by john linder and others, tired of media reports of fundraising and poll results instead of policy issues. His book on taxation proposed eliminating the incoming tax, removing the irs, and imposing a retail sales tax.
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Neal boortz and michael graetz debated the value of replacing the current federal tax system with the fair tax system. What if we had a tax system that was not designed to punish what if our tax system was transparent enough so that we could actually discern where politicians are directing our money what if our tax system supported, rather than obscured government. Nov, 2005 the fairtax book saying goodbye to the income tax and the irs. 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. Sales of boortz book spike as interest in fair tax increases atlanta journalconstitution 8202005 matt kempner posted on 08202005 11. Boortz, via videoconference, talked from atlanta about the fairtax book. Neal boortz rtalk radio and john linder rga have a book on the fair tax a national sales tax intended to replace the existing federal income tax, allowing the irs to be eliminated atop the new york times bestseller list. The book was published as a companion to the fair tax act of 2005, which was a bill in the 109th united states congress for changing tax laws to replace the internal revenue service irs and all federal income taxes including amt, payroll taxes including social security and medicare taxes, corporate taxes, capital gains tax es, gift tax. Flat tax revolution using a postcard to abolish the irs. The fairtax book is a nonfiction book by libertarian radio talk show host neal boortz and congressman john linder, published on august 2, 2005, as a tool to increase public support and understanding for the fairtax plan. Ive stated my problems with the fairtax proposal in previous articles here and here.
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