The FairTax Book
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| Author | Neal Boortz John Linder |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Politics Economics Taxes Public policy |
| Genre(s) | Current events Politics |
| Publisher | Regan Books |
| Released | 2005 |
| Pages | 208 |
| Size and weight | 12.8 ounces |
| ISBN | ISBN 9780060875411 |
The FairTax Book is a non-fiction book by conservative 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 bestseller list for the last two weeks of August 2005 and remained in the top ten for seven weeks.[1] However, the New York Times Book Review gave the book a negative review, claiming that "[f]or a book that claims in its introduction to be 'about honesty,' this statement falls far short."[2] 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 bestseller list. Boortz stated that he donates his share of the proceeds to charity to promote the book.[3]
The book was published as a companion to the Fair Tax Act of 2005, which was a bill in the 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.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Matt Kempner, "The FairTax Book author from Atlanta is pumping up volume on sales of book." Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 20 August 2005.
- ^ New York Times review of The FairTax Book, 13 November 2005.
- ^ Boortz, Neal (2005-09-07). Nealz Nuze. Cox Radio. Retrieved on August 7, 2006.
- ^ Kotlikoff, Laurence (2005-03-07). The Case for the 'FairTax'. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on July 23, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Neal Boortz Website
- John Linder's FairTax Site
- John Linder's Congress Site
- FairTax.org - Americans For Fair Taxation
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