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Neal Boortz (born April 6, 1945), is a U.S. talk radio host, commentator, lawyer, and best-selling author. His popular radio show, The Neal Boortz Show, is based in Atlanta, Georgia. Nationally syndicated by Cox Radio and the Jones Radio Networks, it is ranked sixth in overall listeners, with 3.75 million per week. A registered member of the Libertarian Party, Boortz supports eliminating the war on drugs, lowering taxes, and shrinking the size of government, while disagreeing with the Libertarian Party platform by supporting incremental tax reform, the war in Iraq, and opposing unrestricted immigration. Boortz has sided with liberals on some social issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage, and civil liberties, while siding with fiscal conservatives on advocating less government spending and decreasing corporate regulation. On The Neal Boortz Show, he has criticized politicians, Muslim extremism, the homeless, "government schools", liberals, smokers, the obese, cats, welfare recipients, and people who drive at or below the speed limit. In 2005, he co-wrote The FairTax Book, proposing to implement a national retail sales tax in lieu of federal income taxes, payroll taxes, estate tax, etc., and the hardcover version debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and held that spot for two weeks.
