Chairman's Report
Weekly update on issues pertaining to the passage of the FAIRtax, HR 25. Exploring a new topic every week.
Episodes
July 26, 2024 • 8 mins
Donald Trump has proposed getting rid of the income tax and replacing that revenue with tariffs on imported products. AFFT president Steve Hayes explains why that's the wrong way to do it and why the FAIRtax is a much better solution.
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July 19, 2024 • 6 mins
This week's Chairman's Report is guest written by AFFT Advisory Board member Chad Hagan. In it, he looks at Arkansas governor Sarah Sanders' efforts to replace that state's income tax with a state level FAIRtax.
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July 12, 2024 • 9 mins
A recent Supreme Court decision held that it is constitutional to tax the unrealized earnings of American taxpayers who hold shares in a foreign corporation. In this week's Chairman's Report, AFFT president Steve Hayes explains how that's bad for taxpayers, but good for the FAIRtax.
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July 4, 2024 • 9 mins
There are two basic types of freedom, freedom from and freedom to. The FAIRtax contains both. Check it all out in this special July 4 Chairman's Report.
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June 28, 2024 • 7 mins
This week's Chairman's Report is guest written by AFFT Board member Randy Fischer. In it, he looks at an article by Victor Davis Hanson regarding the complete extinction of once thriving cultures. One common theme in all of these instances is how the people came to resent and then resist their government. Randy points out how the FAIRtax can mitigate that feeling in our American society.
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June 21, 2024 • 17 mins
This week's Chairman's Report shares a letter written by John Linder to President Trump. Linder, the original sponsor of the FAIRtax in Congress, outlines several really good reasons why Mr. Trump should embrace the FAIRtax and make it part of his campaign for President.
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June 14, 2024 • 7 mins
Dishonest politicians will tell you that they can lower your personal tax burden by making rich corporations pay their fair share. What they don't tell you is that individuals pay every penny of a "corporate" tax. Learn the truth about corporate taxation in this week's Chairman's Report.
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June 7, 2024 • 6 mins
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel appeared before the House Appropriations Committee on May 7, 2024. During that appearance, he outlined a number of dire consequences that would happen if the agency was not granted massive new appropriations. What the commissioner didn't talk about was where the massive new appropriation contained in the Inflation Reduction Act went. It's time to eliminate the IRS and its multi-billion dollar budget. I...
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May 31, 2024 • 8 mins
This week's Chairman's Report is guest written by Randy Fischer. Randy looks at a number of different issues that voters care about, and explains how running for President on the FAIRtax would be a winning campaign strategy.
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May 24, 2024 • 8 mins
The United States is drowning in debt and the DC elites don't seem to care. Unfortunately, the laws of economics are unyielding. The more the Feds borrow, the more things cost us the consumers. The solution is to stimulate economic growth and begin paying down the debt. The best way to start that process is to pass the FAIRtax.
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May 10, 2024 • 8 mins
Many of us are using artificial intelligence (AI) to simplify many of our daily activities. The IRS is using it too, but they're using it to pry into your personal financial data without a warrant. If the IRS is going to continue to ignore our Fourth Amendment rights, the only way to stop them is to abolish the IRS by passing the FAIRtax.
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May 3, 2024 • 5 mins
Congressman Buddy Carter is the primary sponsor of the FAIRtax Act in the House of Representatives. Just recently, his office issued a press release calling for April 16 to be recognized as national FAIRtax Day.
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April 26, 2024 • 8 mins
This week's Chairman's Report shares an article that was written by John Linder for Fox News. It details eight things that the FAIRtax would change about Tax Day.
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April 19, 2024 • 7 mins
This week's Chairman's Report shares an article that was authored by Chad Hagan and Mike Huckabee. It was published on April 15 in the Epoch Times.
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April 12, 2024 • 10 mins
Last week's Chairman's Report reported on how America's Elite 1% think differently from the rest of us. This week, the CR gives a concrete example of "elite 1% thinking". Read about how one particular Elite contends that breaking the law is OK if the elites agree with the lawbreaker's agenda.
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April 5, 2024 • 6 mins
When people hear about all the good things the FAIRtax does, they often ask who is blocking its implementation. The answer is that there is a very small, but incredibly influential group of people who selfishly work for their own best interests, often to the detriment of everyone else. Check it all out in this week's Chairman's Report.
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March 29, 2024 • 7 mins
President Biden's new multi-trillion-dollar tax plan intends to raise $500 billion from American corporations. But as AFFT president Steve Hayes explains, there's a small problem. The corporations may write the check to Uncle Sam, but the money will come out of the pockets of individuals.
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March 22, 2024 • 5 mins
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee has run for President twice, and both times, the FAIRtax was part of his platform. Outside of politics, Huckabee has been and continues to be a successful media figure. His current job is hosting a very successful show on TBN every Saturday night. In early March of 2024, Mike delivered a monologue on his show on how to get rid of the worst day of the year--April 15. There's only one way to do ...
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March 15, 2024 • 7 mins
There's a great new book out titled "The Tax Deception" by John Gaver. It's a well-researched comparison that shows how different tax reform proposals stack up against each other and against the current income tax. After a thorough analysis, there's a clear winner--the FAIRtax.
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March 8, 2024 • 11 mins
The IRS assures us that the financial data we submit on our income tax returns is held in the highest confidence. Unfortunately, the reality is that our confidential data is a LOT less secure than the IRS would have us believe. In an eye-opening Chairman's Report, AFFT president Steve Hayes looks at just how loosely the IRS is guarding our most personal private data.
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