Tell Congress: Pass the Fair Tax Act of 2017!
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The current federal income tax system is clearly broken — unfair, overly complex, and almost impossible for most Americans to understand.
But there is a reasonable, nonpartisan alternative before Congress that is both fair and easy to understand. A system that allows you to keep your whole paycheck and only pay taxes on what you spend.
It's called the FairTax. Introduced in the U.S. House and Senate as H.R. 25 and S. 18, respectively, The FairTax is a national sales tax that treats every person equally and allows American businesses to thrive, while generating the same tax revenue as the current four-million-word-plus tax code... and without the I.R.S.
The Fair Tax Act of 2017 is the only tax replacement plan before the U.S. Congress that:
- Eliminates all federal income and payroll taxes including personal, gift, estate, capital gains, alternative minimum, Social Security/Medicare, self-employment and corporate.
- Eliminates the need for businesses and individuals to file federal income tax returns.
- Eliminates over 74,000 pages of Internal Revenue Code and the estimated $350 billion in annual compliance costs.
- Defunds, disbands and eliminates the Internal Revenue Service.
- Favors American businesses and workers over foreign corporation, and dramatically increases the rate of economic growth and job creation.
- Brings American jobs back to America and generates employment opportunities for the hundreds of thousands of chronically unemployed.
- Repeals the 16th Amendment and direct taxation through companion legislation.
Take action and tell your U.S. Representative and Senators to co-sponsor the Fair Tax Act of 2017. Add your name in the fields below to proceed to send your no-cost letters.
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Public Comments
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Oct 29th, 2017
Someone
from Oblong, IL
signed.
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Oct 29th, 2017
Joshua
M.
from Corpus Christi, TX
writes:
Preparing a speech on a nonprofit organization for my college speech class, the rebuttal for what about poor people led me to a realization. There is no “We the People of the United States” (The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution) and never has been “We the People” is a fallacy. In order for it to be true we would all have to vote for the same person. “We the People” only includes the winning elected representative of some voting citizens. But there could be an actual "We the People of the United States" if all people were taxed equally without discrimination and an insane tax code. Go FairTax!
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Oct 26th, 2017
Christina
N.
from Brooklyn, NY
writes:
Finally a tax system that would serve all in the United States.
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Oct 24th, 2017
M
B.
from High Point, NC
signed.
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Oct 24th, 2017
Dale
F.
from Suwanee, GA
writes:
With all the debate about a tax plan where is support for fair tax
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Oct 23rd, 2017
Kenneth
K.
from Venice, FL
writes:
Get government out of our personal financial lives. Reward thrift. Tax ill-gotten gains at the cash register.
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Oct 15th, 2017
Robert
L.
from Sycamore, IL
writes:
The primary reason people with power and consequently large resources don't want the Fair Tax is because they would also have to pay taxes. Thus the name "Fair Tax". It will take public outrage for congress to move on this issue. They neither want to pay nor give up the ability to pick winners (themselves) and losers (the rest of us). Our founding fathers, who gave their all for the greatest "freedom" experiment in human history, can only feel betrayed by such cowardice. We the people rolled over when we allowed Central Banking, the warfare/ welfare state, and this ridiculous and tyrannical tax code to become a part of this formerly "Free" and great country. Let's stop bickering across so called aisles and start voting for patriots who love freedom. The Fair Tax is a great start.
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Oct 13th, 2017
Mary
S.
from Murfreesboro, TN
signed.
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Oct 13th, 2017
Mary
S.
from Murfreesboro, TN
signed.
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Oct 13th, 2017
Mary
S.
from Murfreesboro, TN
signed.
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Oct 13th, 2017
Nathan
H.
from Council Bluffs, IA
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Oct 13th, 2017
John
M.
from Little Rock, AR
signed.
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Oct 11th, 2017
Andrew
S.
from Toledo, OH
writes:
AS my Congressional Representative, I implore you to look into enactment of the FAIR TAX. Why are we still taxing income when how much money you make means absolutely nothing. The number in your bank account doesn't do a lick of good! Money only matters when you SPEND it. So tax consumption already. It eliminates dozens of methods of fraud, and the simplified tax process reduces the size of the federal government, lowering the burden on ALL taxpayers. One more thing about the FairTax. As a consumption tax, everyone pays it. Everyone being citizens, green card holders, student and work visa holders, TOURISTS, and so forth. How many of those pay income taxes now? Increaseing the size of the pot lowers the needed burden on those already contributing. This essentially gives MORE people a tax cut overall. What about low income families paying more? Well, the Prebate exemption calculates if you spend under the poverty level and accommodates your tax rate accordingly. So, low income families may actually be exempt from federal taxes altogether. The Fair Tax rewards hard work. It gives you your full check, and ONLY taxes you on what you spend. This has the added benefit of making it far easier to save for retirement. Imagine that you live frugally and only spend 30-40% of what you earn. You could save over half of your yearly wages towards retirement. So each year you work would equal one year saved for the future. Work 30 years, and have (nearly - due to inflation) 30 years saved up. That's not a bad deal! How many years do you have to work now in order to save enough money to live for 30 years after retirement at your current lifestyle?
ENACT THE FAIR TAX!
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Oct 11th, 2017
GERHARD
H.
from Bronx, NY
writes:
I have read the fair tax book many times and I believe it is the perfect solution to the current absurd tax laws ! Abolish the IRS ! ( America's gestapo ) "MAGA"
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Oct 11th, 2017
GERHARD
H.
from Bronx, NY
writes:
I have read the fair tax book many times and I believe it is the perfect solution to the current absurd tax laws ! Abolish the IRS ! ( America's gestapo ) "MAGA"
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Oct 6th, 2017
Richard
B.
from Carlisle, PA
writes:
The FairTax is the only plan that will solve a myriad of our problems and be truly fair for everyone! Trump favored it over all other plans in a previous interview, Newt has championed it from the beginning. You own the majority in the Congress and the Senate with cosponsors from both parties, and you have the Presidency! Are you determined to prove you're just as much a part of the "Swamp" by doing nothing with the FairTax? Or will you grow some testicles and do the will of the people by bringing H.R. 25 & S. 18 to the floor for discussion and a vote? Let's "Make American Citizens FREE Again"!
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Oct 4th, 2017
John
H.
from Fort Worth, TX
writes:
There is no legislation out there that would do more to change the "pay to play" politics in Washington than the Fair Tax. It incentivises the win-win economy and drains the crony capitalist's piggy banks.
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Oct 1st, 2017
Someone
from Knoxville, TN
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Sep 30th, 2017
James
R.
from Defuniak Springs, FL
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Sep 30th, 2017
James
R.
from Defuniak Springs, FL
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Sep 29th, 2017
Someone
from Rockledge, FL
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Sep 29th, 2017
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from Louisville, KY
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Sep 29th, 2017
Someone
from Colorado Springs, CO
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Sep 29th, 2017
Someone
from Charlotte, NC
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Sep 29th, 2017
Someone
from Charlotte, NC
signed.
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Sep 28th, 2017
Fred
W.
from Mount Juliet, TN
writes:
Three tax brackets shackle our engines of production (labor and capital) at lower rates. James Madison knew Econ 101 and set one bracket with zero rate.
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Sep 28th, 2017
Matthew
L.
from Knoxville, TN
signed.
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Sep 27th, 2017
Someone
from Amarillo, TX
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Sep 27th, 2017
Someone
from Wilmette, IL
signed.
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Sep 27th, 2017
Terry
C.
from Jacksonville, FL
writes:
Politicians keep saying we need a fairer, easier tax. How about the FairTax?
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Sep 27th, 2017
Someone
from Aurora, CO
writes:
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. This is what the Republicans are doing with the tax code.
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Sep 27th, 2017
Someone
from Keystone Heights, FL
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Sep 25th, 2017
Natasha
S.
from Navarre, FL
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Sep 23rd, 2017
Howard
V.
from Suffolk, VA
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Sep 23rd, 2017
Kathy
M.
from Toledo, OH
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Sep 22nd, 2017
Janice
K.
from Charlotte, NC
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Sep 22nd, 2017
Janice
K.
from Charlotte, NC
signed.
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Sep 22nd, 2017
Andrew
N.
from Mount Sterling, OH
signed.
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Sep 20th, 2017
Penny
F.
from Hagerstown, MD
writes:
Capitol Hill needs to get serious about giving us some relief. We've torn free from one abusive governing system, and it's been a while, but we can certainly do it again, if you don't.
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