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The FairTax Book

The FairTax Book
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Author Neal Boortz
John Linder
Country United States
Language English
Subject(s) Politics
Economics
Taxes
Public policy
Genre(s) Current events
Politics
Publisher Regan Books
Publication date 2005
Pages 208
Size and weight 12.8 ounces
ISBN HC ISBN 9780060875411
HC ISBN 0060875410
PB ISBN 9780060875497
PB ISBN 0060875496
Followed by The FairTax: The Truth

The FairTax Book is a non-fiction book by libertarian radio talk show host Neal Boortz and Congressman John Linder. Released by ReganBooks, the hardcover version held the #1 spot on the New York Times Best Seller list for the last two weeks of August 2005 and remained in the top ten for seven weeks.[1] The paperback reprint of the book in May 2006 contains additional information and an afterword. It also spent several weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list. Boortz stated that he donates his share of the proceeds to charity to promote the book.[2]

The book was published as a companion to the Fair Tax Act of 2005, which was a bill in the 109th United States Congress for changing tax laws to replace the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and all federal income taxes (including AMT), payroll taxes (including Social Security and Medicare taxes), corporate taxes, capital gains taxes, gift taxes, and estate taxes with a national retail sales tax, to be levied once at the point of purchase on all new goods and services. The proposal also calls for a monthly tax rebate to households of citizens and legal resident aliens, to "untax" purchases up to the poverty level.[3]

See also

FairTax
Part of the U.S. Taxation series
FairTax subarticles

Distribution of the burden
Predicted effects
Revenue neutrality
The FairTax Book
Americans For Fair Taxation

References

  1. ^ Matt Kempner, "The FairTax Book author from Atlanta is pumping up volume on sales of book." Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 20 August 2005.
  2. ^ Boortz, Neal (2005-09-07). Nealz Nuze. Cox Radio. Retrieved on 2006-08-07.
  3. ^ Kotlikoff, Laurence (2005-03-07). The Case for the 'FairTax'. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on 2006-07-23.

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