Excessive borrowing to fund too much government spending is a recipe for disaster. So far, the United States hasn't had to pay the price--yet. But even the Federal government is not immune to the basic laws of economics. In this Chairman's Report, Steve Hayes breaks it all down and explains how the FAIRtax would be an elegant solution to a variety of economic problems.

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The Budget and the FAIRtax - How Democracy Is Supposed to Work

Senator Bernie Sanders has proposed spending trillions of dollars on programs he believes will help America. The problem is figuring out how to fund it all. Hey Senator Sanders, here's an idea--help us pass the FAIRtax. The economy will boom, tax evasion will be all but eliminated and revenue will flow into DC to fund the spending you propose.

Senator Sanders, the FAIRtax Will Fund Your Spending Proposals

This week's Chairman's Report is guest written by Jade Walle, CPA and board member for Americans For Fair Taxation. Listen as Jade explains how the FAIRtax will enable Americans to accomplish even more.

Americans Are Great at What They Do

After years of downplaying the impact of evasion on the income/payroll tax system, the IRS commissioner recently admitted that it's a trillion dollar a year problem. But what does all that evasion really mean? In this week's Chairman's Report, Steve Hayes breaks it all down and exposes a frightening proposal for dealing with it.

The Government Is Very Afraid of the Growing Tax Rebellion

When there's a simple way and a hard way to do something, most reasonable people choose the simple way. So why do we have such a complex and incomprehensible tax system? The answer lies in the answer to a simple question, "Who benefits?" In this week's Chairman's Report, Steve Hayes answers that question and explains what we need to do to get Congress to replace the complex income tax system with the simple FAIRtax.

Who Benefits from the Complexities of the Income Tax?

With the passing of Ron Maiellaro, the FAIRtax movement lost one of its most passionate supporters and most effective spokesmen. This week's Chairman's Report is largely guest written by Bob Paxton, Ron's FAIRtax Power Radio co-host for over six years.

Salute to a Great FAIRtax Advocate and a Great Man

It's a simple truth. If you want more of something, reward it. If you want less of something, punish it. In this week's Chairman's Report, we clearly see how the income/payroll tax system punishes labor, while the FAIRtax would reward it.

A FAIRtax Labor Day message

This week's Chairman's Report is guest written by Jade Walle, a CPA and a board member for Americans For Fair Taxation. Jade uses the analogy of putting a golf ball to explain the burdens that the income tax system imposes on businesses and how the FAIRtax turns it all into a gimmie.

The FAIRtax As Explained by a Golf Ball

The nine most frightening words in the English language apply to a new proposal floating around DC. In this Chairman's Report, Steve Hayes explains why letting the IRS prepare everyone's tax return is a really bad idea.

I'm From the Government and I'm Here to Help

The idea of taxing government may seem silly to some people, but the fact is that the government is already being taxed under the income/payroll tax system. This week's Chairman's Report breaks down information compiled by Dr. Karen Walby about how that all works and how the FAIRtax will make everything more transparent.

Why the Government is Subject to the FAIRtax

An article in the Wall Street Journal points out that many wealthy people are financing big purchases by borrowing against the value of their capital investments rather than selling them. This has prompted the bureaucrats to propose even more complicated changes to the tax code to deal with this "grave injustice". Just don't expect the DC crowd to play by the same rules they impose on everyone else. In this week's Chairman's Report, Steve Hayes explains once again why the FAIRtax is the best solution.

The Hypocrisy of Attacking Wealthy Borrowers

Congressmen Mike Kelly and John Lewis tried to turn the IRS from an adversary into a resource for taxpayers. Unfortunately, they weren't successful. They made a good faith effort, but like putting lipstick on a pig, you just can't change something by dressing it up. The IRS is still a dysfunctional agency tasked with an impossible mission. The only way to make it better is to get rid of it. And the only way to do that is pass the FAIRtax.

The IRS Can't Be Fixed

A month ago, the Chairman's Report dealt with the story of how anti-Republican bias at the IRS resulted in a faith based group in Texas being denied tax exempt status. Well, thanks to an outpouring of outrage against this blatantly politically biased action, this story has a happy ending. Check it out in this week's Chairman's Report. We the People still hold the ultimate power.

They Are Still Afraid of Us

On June 11, the Chairman's Report detailed how Steve Hayes narrowly avoided having an unjustified tax lien filed against him by the State of California. Dyane Smith wasn't so lucky. Dyane is also a lawyer, but she's been engaged in a 20 year fight with the IRS. Listen to her nearly unbelievable story of just how careless, incompetent and vindictive the IRS can be. What happened to her alone is more than enough reason to get rid of the IRS by passing the FAIRtax.

The IRS Made a Mistake and Dyane Smith Is Still Paying the Price

You've no doubt heard some claim that taxation is theft. That's not entirely correct, but since taxation does force people to give up their money against their will, some of the same moral principles that apply to theft also apply to taxation. This week, Steve Hayes looks at the morality of taxation and how the FAIRtax beats the income tax in the moral arena.

The FAIRtax and the Morality of Taxation

Weekly update on issues pertaining to the passage of the FAIRtax, HR 25. Exploring a new topic every week.

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