Showing posts with label Fair Tax. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fair Tax. Show all posts

Veronique de Rugy: Death To Deductions

Simplifying the tax system.   As Jeb Bush vies for the spotlight in a crowded presidential primary field, the former Florida governor is hoping his tax plan will help set him apart. Bush's proposal would lower rates on individuals and corporations-standard conservative fare-while limiting or killing many popular deductions and exemptions, something   ... MORE

Phil Gramm Ignores Fair Tax, Offers Plan For GOP Decline

by Louis Woodhill.    The July 10 edition of The Wall Street Journal contained an op-ed by former Texas Senator Phil Gramm entitled, “A GOP Game Plan for Tax Reform”. Unfortunately, his article could be more accurately named, “A GOP Game Plan for Losing the Next Two Elections.” Senator Gramm is a great guy who has made important      ... MORE

John Stossel: I Like Gary Johnson

Choosing against governmental coercion.   All political candidates call themselves freedom-lovers, but they are not. Neither major party really opposes government control of the economy or of our personal lives. I'm a libertarian because I see the false choice offered by political left and right: Democrats talk about personal liberty; Republicans talk about    ... MORE

The Gary Johnson Candidate Profile

Is the former New Mexico governor right for you? Experience: Johnson founded his construction company Big-J Enterprises in 1976 and ran it for nearly two decades before becoming the Republican governor of the overwhelmingly Democratic state of New Mexico in 1995. Big-J, which Johnson sold in 1999, remains a leading construction firm in the Land of ... MORE

Gary Johnson: The Invisible Man Running For President

Why does the media shut him out? The 2012 race for the GOP nomination has been raging lately.  With the entrance of Rick Perry, many media outlets are becoming increasingly excited over the novelty of a new candidate.  What about the novelty of unique ideas? Governor Gary Johnson has been running for President since April 21st.  He was in the first Republican debate on  ... MORE

John Stossel: Battle Of The Budgets

Since America is on the road to bankruptcy, we've got to make some changes. What would you do? The Peter G. Peterson Foundation gave $200,000 to six think tanks to write budget proposals. The money went to the conservative American Enterprise Institute and Heritage Foundation; the "liberal" Center for American Progress, Economic Policy Institute, and Roosevelt ... MORE