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Another Step Forward for the FairTax®
The FairTax bill was introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2015. On January 20th, less than a week later, Senator Jerry Moran (KS) discussed the FairTax on the floor of the US Senate! Tax reform has been discussed for decades. Senator Moran examined all of the...
FairTax® Bill Entered into Senate!
On January 13, 2015 US Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS) and David Perdue (R-GA) introduced the FairTax bill to the Senate. Known as Senate Bill 155, the FairTax bill would replace the current burdensome, complicated, and costly tax system with a flat national...
FairTax® Sponsorship in the Senate: Behind the Scenes
During the 2014 Republican primary for the U. S. Senate seat in Georgia, David Perdue signed a pledge committing not to just passively support the FairTax if elected, but to become a vocal advocate of the FairTax. Serving as the bill’s primary sponsor was not...
Republican? Want to have more impact? Here’s how…
Georgians for Fair Taxation is a non-partisan organization. We promote the FairTax®, not any particular political party. However this message is for Republicans. FairTaxers often inquire about what they can do to forward the cause of eliminating income taxes...
The IRS Wants More of Your Money!
The IRS is concerned that it may not have budgeted enough money to do its job next year – that is, to collect your money.
FairTax® takes a Shot at Gun Show in Atlanta!
Georgians for Fair Taxation spent the first weekend of December promoting the FairTax at the National Arms Gun Show in Atlanta. Although we have participated in a number of fairs and shows throughout the state, this was our first effort at a gun show. We were very...
GFFT adds three new Board Members, re-elects three
The GFFT Board of Directors held elections for expiring terms and added two new members at its recent meeting held at Peak 10’s spanking new building in Alpharetta. Lisa Thurston, who has been serving as Secretary to the Board, has become a member of the Board....
Election Reflections
The elections are over and almost forgotten. But before we cast them completely aside, there are two more items that we should note. FairTax critic Barrow defeated John Barrow, FairTax critic and 10-year incumbent Congressman from Georgia’s 12th...
2014: The Forces of Change
The end of the year is often a time of reflection. We look back and think about the past year. At GFFT, as an all-volunteer organization, we spend so much time scrambling to get things done that we often lose sight of what we have accomplished. At this year’s...
Kirby, Fair Taxation champion, wins big win in recent election
Tom Kirby, State Representative from the 114th District, chalked up a major victory in the recent elections. In the last legislative session, Kirby introduced HB335, the Fair Taxation Act of 2014. This act mirrors the national Fair Tax movement in that it would...
Perdue: “I’m going to fight for the FairTax®”.
Republican David Perdue rang up a stunning victory over Democrat Michelle Nunn in what was forecast to be an extremely tight race. Perdue wound up with 53% of the vote to Nunn’s 45%, avoiding a January runoff that some had predicted. A few days before the...
Illegals and Non-citizens vote. Shouldn’t they at least pay taxes?
Recent data from the Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES), a consortium of academic teams, indicates that a significant number of non-citizens who cannot vote legally, in fact, do register and vote in US elections. The consortium is coordinated by Harvard...
FairTax® Democrat
FairTaxers in Georgia’s 9th district will have an interesting choice to make in the November elections. FairTax support in Georgia is overwhelmingly Republican with few Democrats supportive of the cause. There’s an exception in the 9th State Senate district. Democrat...
Boortz questions Nunn’s understanding of the FairTax, challenges her to discuss.
It didn't take long for Neil Boortz, former Atlanta radio talk show host and strong advocate for the FairTax, to react to Michelle Nunn's opposition to the FairTax. He suspects she is simply repeating what handlers told her to say. Check out his full commentary...
Nunn on the FairTax: “I just don’t think it’s the right way to go.”
Senate Debate at GPTV held Oct 26, 2014 Michelle Nunn has finally commented on the FairTax. One week before election day, she’s decided she’s against it. Her arguments are the same tired clichés of those who have protected the status quo for years. Here is what...