Chairman's Report

Chairman's Report

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

Episodes

The FAIRtax and America's Youth

October 10, 2025 • 11 mins
CPA Jade Walle guest writes this week's Chairman's Report. In it, he looks back at Charlie Kirk's tremendous impact on young people and discovers why America's youth are ripe to embrace the FAIRtax.
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The IRS Is the Least Liked Federal Agency

October 3, 2025 • 9 mins
A recent Pew Research poll reveals something most Americans already know--of all the federal agencies, the IRS is the one that the American people like the least.
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The Cost of the Federal Income Tax System

September 26, 2025 • 7 mins
In this week's Chairman's Report, AFFT president Steve Hayes looks at some staggering figures uncovered by the Tax Foundation regarding how much the federal income tax system really costs the American people in both time and money.
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No, Economics Is Not Too Complicated for Us

September 19, 2025 • 6 mins
The DC Elites will tell us that we're better off leaving economic decisions to them because we ordinary people lack the intellectual horsepower to understand basic economics. This week's Chairman's Report shows just how wrong they are.
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The FAIRtax Experiment, Have No Fear

September 12, 2025 • 9 mins
Sometimes even people who think that the FAIRtax is a great idea are somewhat discomforted by the fact that the FAIRtax has no proven track record of being successful. What people may not know, is that two of the biggest economies in the world thrive on a taxation system similar to the FAIRtax.
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The FAIRtax and Rental Property Ownership

September 5, 2025 • 9 mins
In this week's Chairman's Report, guest author Jade Walle explains how rental property owners would fare under the FAIRtax vs. the current income tax system.
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Celebrating the Contributions of Workers

August 29, 2025 • 9 mins
Monday is Labor Day, a federal holiday established to honor the importance of labor and workers in our society. While those in Congress say they honor labor, they continue to prop up a failed tax system that is actually working against us as we try to turn our labor into the things our families want and need.
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Misrepresenting Adam Smith

August 22, 2025 • 8 mins
Adam Smith is often recognized as the father of modern economics. One passage from his "The Wealth of Nations" is often quoted as proof that Smith favored a progressive income tax. However, that claim doesn't hold up under closer examination. What Smith actually favors is proportional taxation. And that's exactly what the FAIRtax delivers.
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The FAIRtax and Really Small Business

August 15, 2025 • 10 mins
Again, this week's Chariman's Report is guest written by CPA Jade Walle. In it, he looks at how the FAIRtax will impact sole proprietorships and other extremely small businesses.
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Which Is Better for Business?

August 8, 2025 • 11 mins
President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill did make some positive changes to the income tax system. However, the question remains, which is better for business, the new, improved income tax system, or the FAIRtax? Guest author Jade Walle takes a look and comes to a solid conclusion. The FAIRtax is still the clear winner.
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Enjoy Your Benefits Until They Expire

August 1, 2025 • 8 mins
By the time the Big Beautiful Bill made it through Congress, President Trump got a lot less than he promised when he said that he was going to eliminate income taxes on Social Security, tips and overtime. But there's still a way to do all that and more. Pass the FAIRtax.
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The FAIRtax and Border Security

July 25, 2025 • 8 mins
The Big Beautiful Bill contains $175 billion in spending for border security. This week, guest writer Jade Walle explains how the FAIRtax would enhance border security without the need to spend billions more.
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The FAIRtax and Reconciliation

July 18, 2025 • 9 mins
We heard a lot about reconciliation when Congress was working on passing the Big Beautiful Bill. But how would the FAIRtax advance in the Senate if it were passed by the House? Guest writer Jade Walle has a surprising answer in this week's Chairman's Report.
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Some Hidden Gems and a Bright Future

July 11, 2025 • 9 mins
This week's Chairman's Report is guest written by Rich Germaine. In it, Rich analyzes a recent poll on voter opinions about taxation and the current tax system. It's really good news for the FAIRtax.
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The FAIRtax and Freedom on This Independence Day

July 4, 2025 • 10 mins
The FAIRtax provides American taxpayers with two critical and interdependent aspects of liberty--freedom from and freedom to. Check it all out in this week's Chariman's Report.
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The FAIRtax It's Big and It's Beautiful

June 27, 2025 • 9 mins
With President Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill working its way through Congress, guest author Jade Walle shows how the FAIRtax is really much bigger and much more beautiful when it comes to meeting the three factors that economists agree are vital for promoting economic growth.
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It's Time to End the IRS's License to Hunt

June 20, 2025 • 8 mins
With no fanfare and very little public notice, the Biden administration gave the IRS some rather frightening powers that are still being used even though Joe Biden is no longer in the White House. Check it all out in this week's Chairman's Report.
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Checking All the Democrat Boxes

June 13, 2025 • 11 mins
This week, guest author Jade Walle points out that anyone who studies politics and knows what the two parties believe in and stand for would be shocked to learn that Democrats are not supporting the FAIRtax in droves. That's because the FAIRtax checks so many of the Democrat boxes.
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When Will the IRS Audit the Pope?

June 6, 2025 • 8 mins
Pope Leo XIV is the first American citizen to hold that office, but the IRS could be brewing up some trouble for him. That's because the United States is the only developed country in the world that taxes its citizens who live outside its boundaries. See what kind of traps the newly elected Pope could fall into in this week's Chairman's Report.
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The FAIRtax and the Spending Equilibrium

May 30, 2025 • 8 mins
The old axiom says that we get less of what we tax. This week, guest author Jade Walle shows that that's not necessarily true when it comes to the effect the FAIRtax will have on the US economy.
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