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What Do GFFT Volunteers Do on Weekends? (Part 1)
We Go to Events to Spread the FairTax® Word, Of Course! By Marian Warlick. And we had plenty of events to keep us busy in May, with more on the horizon in the coming months. Putting FairTax on the map—that’s how we roll. The fun began on May 15 -16 at...
The Passing of Neal White
By Phil Hinson. One of the giants of our movement has passed on. Neal White was involved in this struggle long before most of us ever heard of the NRST (National Retail Sales Tax) or the FairTax®. During the early 1990’s Neal was heavily involved with an organization...
POPVOX.com: Supporting FairTax® Won’t Get Any Easier Than This
By Marian Warlick. “I know I should write to my Congressman to tell him to support FairTax, but I just don’t have time.” “I’m not sure who my Congressman is.” “My opinion doesn’t count anyway.” Excuses, excuses, excuses. We all know that we should tell our elected...
Herman Cain renews enthusiasm for the FairTax®
Herman Cain, Atlanta talk show host, successful business executive, and former Presidential candidate has rejoined the army of FairTax supporters. He has always been a critic of the tax code, its bloat, complexity, and stagnating effect on the economy. I have said it...
Whose Government is this Anyway?
A Political Lesson from South Carolina Georgia’s not the only state where voters would like to see their state income tax eliminated. Our neighbors to the northeast are considering it as well. In fact, South Carolina moved a “FairTax” type bill a lot farther along...
Perdue true to his word as FairTax® proponent.
When David Perdue first began his campaign for the US Senate, he admitted he didn’t know much about the FairTax. What he did understand very clearly is that our current tax code is a drag on our economy and makes the US much less competitive in the world market....
Senator Perdue Promotes the FairTax®
Consider The FairTax Now By Senator David Perdue Georgians sent me to Washington to tackle our fiscal crisis. Our skyrocketing national debt is more than $18 trillion and there isn’t enough urgency in Washington to rein it in. Our debt has caused a...
US Taxes push Suwanee Company Headquarters Offshore
Arris Group is a supplier of cable TV and telecommunications equipment founded in 1995 headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia. It reported 2014 revenue of over $5 billion. Some of its customers include major telecom companies such as Comcast, Charter, and AT&T. It also...
Maine’s Governor Proposes Replacing State Income Tax
State FairTax® initiatives are gaining momentum. The governor of Maine, Paul LePage, recently proposed a constitutional amendment to ban any form of income tax for the state. He wants to replace the income tax with a sales tax and some other taxing measures. He...
Anxious, restless? You should be.
It’s the culmination of income tax season when the late filers begin to lose sleep over completing their returns. Maybe you just procrastinate, as many taxpayers would rather have a root canal than work on their tax return. Maybe you have anxiety over where your...
Newt Urges States to End Income Taxes
In a featured article on his website on March 20th, Newt Gingrich said that the most important step that states can take to spur economic growth and increase employment is to end the state income tax. Newt related an interesting anecdote for those of us living in...
Comparison of Rubio/Lee Tax Reform Proposal with the FairTax®
by Philip L. Hinson. In an unpublished article that I wrote last year, I advanced the notion that, in a time of rapidly increasing global competitiveness, the United States had the most uncompetitive tax system on the planet. That ranking is not just the worst among...
Athens Club will have booth at The North Georgia Elberton Gun Show!
The North Georgia Elberton Gun Show will be held on April 11th and 12th. And thanks to the Athens FairTax® Club, we will be there. We need your help to man our tables. You do not have to be an expert on the FairTax. You just need to be willing to talk to people...
The More Take Home Pay Act
On March 4, 2015, the Cherokee Ledger-New .Com posted an article about the More Take Home Pay Act, a bill introduced into the Georgia House of Representatives last week by State Representative John Carson of Marietta. This bill is designed to reduce income taxes and...
FairTax® Advocacy Day A Success!
By Diane Earnest. Way to go FairTaxers! Our first FairTax Advocacy Day was a big success! Those under the “Gold Dome” knew we were there. Representative Tom Kirby held a press conference to announce that he had submitted the bill. Before the press conference, he...