Category: Fair Tax Act

Democrat Senators Move to Oppose Republican National Sales Tax Plan

Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) has authored a resolution opposing a Republican plan to enact a national sales tax. The senators’ resolution cites the economic challenges faced by many Americans and lawmakers’ responsibility to “relieve” financial pressures felt by their constituents. The GOP plan, the FairTax Act of 2023 (H.R. 25), was introduced…


A Closer Look at the Fair Tax Act

The Fair Tax Act of 2023 is not a new idea. It was first proposed to the House of Representatives in 1999. Since then, it has been brought up again before Congress several times—this time by the Republicans in January 2023. The main idea behind the Fair Tax Act, says FairTax, is to eliminate the…


Say No to the VAT

Commentary Last week, a light appeared on the dark horizon. It seemed like some Republicans were getting serious about reforms we need to save the country from a pillaging ruling class that has been stealing everything not nailed down. It seemed like perhaps some wise people were thinking about radical and dramatic reform to restore…