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Submitted by Jack Metzel, Dec 13, 2007 16:15

When business buy supplies to produce their product or service, they pay no fairtax, thus lowering the cost they Fairtax will allow manufacturers to lower their retail pricing because thyt paid no tax they can pass on the savings. FAIRTAX is the only tax as it only taxes retail products and services sold to consumers.


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I hope the FAIRTAX passes. It will be laughed at for 100 years. What research was done on it? Did... [MORE]

Mark Douglas

Jan 13, 2008 11:31

When I first heard about the fairtax, I shared the same concerns as you, until I went to fairtax.org and... [MORE]

Doug

Jan 17, 2008 10:57

What research. I read the book. I looked at all the material I could. I didnt see ANY research. WHy?... [MORE]

Mark

Jan 17, 2008 22:43

ron paul wants to get rid of the irs ,can it be any better than that!!!!!ron paul wants enforce the... [MORE]

the truth is good

Dec 12, 2007 11:00

I wish to commend your paper for being the first I have seen to make fair and balanced comments on... [MORE]

Jim Bennett

Dec 7, 2007 18:28

The Fair Tax is a horrible compromise. It does nothing to decrease government spending, hurts the middle class, benefits the... [MORE]

Paul Weber

Dec 8, 2007 01:22

Paul, I partially agree with your first comment that the Fair Tax does nothing for spending. However when the cost of... [MORE]

Jim Bennett

Dec 8, 2007 07:48

It is without a doubt the most refreshing and principled stand by a Presidential candidate that I have ever witnessed... [MORE]

Jeffrey Locke

Dec 7, 2007 18:12

I have this to say in defense of the FAIR TAX, HR 25 / S 1025............................Mike Huckabee's Fair Tax that... [MORE]

John Paul McDaniel

Dec 7, 2007 17:22

Sir, I am also a Texan (by way of UT Austin) and am a large supporter of Mr. Huckabee and his... [MORE]

Jeff Gillingham

Dec 8, 2007 18:09

Too much is made of the way the actual cost of the tax is figured. It basically all comes out... [MORE]

Jeff Wangsgard

Dec 9, 2007 12:33

When business buy supplies to produce their product or service, they pay no fairtax, thus lowering the cost they Fairtax...

Jack Metzel

Dec 13, 2007 16:15

Look at page 148 of the Fair Tax book. It says the government "is itself a major taxpayer" and that... [MORE]

Mark

Jan 17, 2008 22:38

Don't trust him, he's a populist wacko [MORE]

Jonas

Dec 7, 2007 15:38

The FairTax is nothing more than a plan for a huge shift of the tax burden from the wealthiest to... [MORE]

FairTaxFraud

Dec 7, 2007 12:17

Can any one who has truthfully studied the FairTax....even with the few flaws it has...honestley say that keeping the system... [MORE]

Jeff Wangsgard

Dec 8, 2007 10:57

I wish fairtaxfraud had listed just what his vested interest in the current tax system is. Those with something to... [MORE]

Tom Kropewnicki

Dec 9, 2007 11:39

David Trueck's article is absolutely on point. One can only hope that smart voters will reward Governor Huckabee for having... [MORE]

Dan Mastromarco

Dec 7, 2007 11:38

Wow, I hardly know what to say. As a FairTax proponent I have spent the last couple of weeks playing... [MORE]

David Boone

Dec 7, 2007 17:24

The Club for Growth (Club for Greed) would have ran negative ads against Ronald Reagan - Mike Huckabee is the candidate... [MORE]

Liz

Dec 7, 2007 08:37

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