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Tag: Fairtax

Romney Mis-states FairTax Impact

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Tue Sep 13, 2011 at 12:48:13 PM EST
Tags: Romney, Michigan, Fairtax, Debate, Economic Impact, Middle Class (all tags)

Romney had a few things to say last night. One of them prompting the Michigan Fair Tax folks to set the record straight.

Kalamazoo Sept.13, 2011 - Because a politician or candidate says it, does not make it true.

In a response to a question in the September 12 Republican presidential debate about the FairTax Mitt Romney stated that the FairTax will help the rich and poor but hurt the middle class. Because the question was asked only of Mitt Romney, no other candidate had the opportunity to respond to Romney's statement and the public was left with only the unsubstantiated statement by Romney.

Some of America's brightest economists have conducted studies on the FairTax that show that Americans of every income level and family status fare better under the FairTax than under the current income tax system. There is no study by any reputable economist that shows otherwise.

More Below the line.

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Candidates Challenged to Debate FairTax

By The Patriot Economist, Section News
Posted on Fri Oct 15, 2010 at 01:13:44 PM EST
Tags: FairTax, Attack Ads, Tax Increase, Debate (all tags)

The Michigan FairTax Association has challenged four congressional candidates to debate their claim that the FairTax is a new tax on top of all current taxes. Because the FairTax is a REPLACEMENT tax and not an additional tax the MI FairTax Association is calling on these candidates to defend their misleading and deceptive advertising.

The Association issued the challenge via the following press release today:

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