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Meet your 2017 GFFT Board of Directors
In December, the Board of Directors held their quarterly meeting and elected the current Board of Directors and leadership positions for 2017. Jay Franks was reelected for a second one-year term as Board Chairman. Bill Fogarty was elected as State Director, replacing...
IRS failed to notify over one million taxpayers of theft of their Social Security Numbers
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration released a report on August 30th that revealed that over 1,000,000 taxpayers had their social security numbers stolen over a five-year period in employment-related identity theft. The thieves, mostly illegal...
The FairTax goes electronic in Georgia!
In an effort to streamline our signup process at fairs and other events, we have finally dumped the cumbersome multi-step paper system we were using to gather names and addresses of visitors who were interested in joining us in our efforts to pass the FairTax. We have...
Hitched your wagon to fallen candidate? Your enthusiasm not so great?
Hitched your wagon to fallen candidate? Your enthusiasm not so great? You may be one of those people who supported a candidate who has now disappeared from the scene. You may feel lukewarm about the current field, frustrated that your voice isn’t being heard, and...
Conservatives in Congress urge shutdown of IRS
In a Reuters article on May 2nd, author Susan Cornwell highlighted the Republican Study Committee’s position regarding the IRS. The committee called for the complete elimination of the IRS. Over two-thirds of the Republicans in the House of Representatives are members...
GA Rep. Emory Dunahoo Rallies FairTax® Advocates for Georgia Bill
April 12, 2016 At Georgians for Fair Taxation’s (GFFT) Quarterly Board Public Event on Tuesday April 12, an excited and engaged crowd had the opportunity to listen to GA Representative Emory Dunahoo (R- District 30) discuss why he agreed to be the sponsor of...
Savannah News Station Interviews Georgia FairTax Board Member Mike Warlick About HB-1141
Our own Mike Warlick, Georgians for Fair Taxation Board Member, would not pass up the opportunity to tell a WTOC Savannah about the State FairTax bill currently in the Georgia State House. WTOC was so intrigued by the idea of a FairTax bill they made a news segment...
Rob Woodall is Moving the FairTax® Forward
US Representative Rob Woodall from Georgia's 7th District has been making headway in promoting the FairTax in Congress! In his newsletter, he reports that last week three things happened. He urged House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady to consider the FairTax in...
Friday, March 11, 2016 – On This Date In History…
Twenty years from now, your grandchildren may ask you why Georgians celebrate March 11th. It’s not the first day of Major League Baseball Spring Training; that starts in February. It’s not the first day of Spring; that’s not until March 20th. And St. Patrick’s Day is...
I, Too, Have a Dream!
Philip L. Hinson I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’ I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons...
Georgia Tax Friendly? Oh Really?
by Bill Fogarty, Georgians for FairTaxation Board Member Georgia boosters are fond of saying that Georgia is a great place to do business. Apparently the folks at the Tax Foundation don’t rate Georgia quite so highly. Taxes are an important, if not the most important,...
I Pledge Allegiance ….. To What?
by Philip L. Hinson I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Just what is The United States of America? Some would say it’s a country...
Second Annual FairTax Advocacy Day at the Capitol – WOW!
When the Legislature is in session, the Georgia State Capitol is a beehive of activity. On February 4, 2016, 18 hardy GFFT advocates made an impact under the Gold Dome. A few intrepid souls – Diane Earnest and her daughter Melissa, Tom Brown, Rodney Arnold, John...
WE WANT YOU IN OUR ALL-VOLUNTEER FACEBOOK FAIRTAX® ARMY
Head ‘em up. Move ‘em out! Let’s get this show on the road! Alllllll aboooaaard! Anchors Aweigh! Let’s roll! Off we go, into the wild blue yonder.... Over hill, over dale, we will hit the dusty trail... Forward, march! Or, as Herman Cain’s grandfather would put...
It’s Time to Uproot the Income Tax
By Mike Warlick Former State Director and Current Board Member "There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root." Henry David Thoreau For some reason, Thoreau’s words resonated with me in the midst of the...