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"Nothing is stronger than an idea whose time has come." - Victor Hugo Rep. Woodall: The FairTax Means Freedom The Nobel Prize-winning economist, Milton Friedman, once said, “Sloth and lack of enterprise flourish when hard work and the taking of risks are not rewarded.” While I believe this statement to be true, I am grateful it has never characterized the American spirit. Hard work and risk taking are precisely what built our great nation, and it is through these traits in Americans across the nation that we will once again have a thriving economy. To unleash the tremendous resource that is the American worker, entrepreneur and innovator, we need only to align the tax code with our core principles. That is what excites me about the FairTax. The FairTax means freedom. Those of us who are fighting so hard for it understand this. It is freedom from a burdensome, manipulative tax code that penalizes the very things we need to grow our economy. The FairTax means freedom for business owners and entrepreneurs to make decisions based on their own resources and vision, not a convoluted, punitive compilation of regulations.  It is no small thing that the FairTax also returns to Americans the freedom of anonymity. No federal bureaucracy should ever know as much about us as the IRS knows, particularly a federal bureaucracy as powerful as the IRS. Our Founders never intended this level of personal intrusion, and the FairTax is a giant step in the direction of personal liberty. Any proposal that shifts the balance of power from Washington back to the people in such a significant way as the FairTax is certain to encounter political inertia.  From its inception, we have all experienced the pushback of those with a vested interest in the status quo. The current tax code is by far the most effective tool for politicians to manipulate the behavior of Americans, and the FairTax removes this very powerful weapon from their arsenal. The fact that there is a strong resistance to it can neither surprise, nor discourage us. The immense dedication of those in the FairTax community across the country is directly responsible for the consistent and significant progress we are seeing in Washington. Members of Congress become a co-sponsor of this bill because their constituents demand it, and that is exactly how it should be. With 84 co-sponsors, the FairTax has become the most popular fundamental tax reform bill in Congress, and its support continues to grow. Your commitment has led to more FairTax supporters on the Ways & Means Committee than ever before and a committee hearing specifically on H.R. 25 for the first time in a decade. As the Ways & Means Committee discusses tax reform, the FairTax emerges as a powerful voice in the conversation that is impossible to ignore, try as Washington special interests might. Its strength, however, is not found in bearing the seal of approval from the political establishment, but rather in who fuels the movement: the American people. If we continue to convince more and more of our neighbors of the benefits of the FairTax, the call to action in Washington will one day overcome the loud voices calling for more of the same. Make no mistake—you all are leading that effort to change hearts and minds across America.  I cannot thank you enough for your commitment to our success and your conviction that our great nation deserves nothing less than the FairTax. Congressman Rob Woodall represents the 7th district of Georgia and is the sponsor of HR 25. Share The FairTax Image Of The Week Share this with friends on Facebook, Twitter and Google+ The FairTax Act In The Media Fair Tax – Daily Press As we rapidly approach the infamous April 15 income tax filing deadline, I cannot help but ask the question, why in God's name do we do this to ourselves every year? Mass confusion surrounds our tax code and is beginning to stimulate the debate to reform the present tax system. Reform plans range from a minor overhaul of the income tax to completely abolishing it. What we need is a fair, simple, transparent tax system that any American can understand at a glance. A new tax system that would end late night sweating over endless forms and allow us to trash our shoeboxes full of receipts. We need a system that won't hide the tax burden in the cost of goods and services; a system that will allow working people — wage earners — to take home their entire paychecks, with no deductions. We need a tax system that will eliminate post-April 15th anxiety over whether or not we will be one of the unlucky millions of people who are assessed a civil penalty by the IRS each and every year, or who receive the dreaded audit notices. There is one plan that can do all that - the FairTax, the perfect vision of a federal consumption tax... - David Bruce FairTax is a solution to inequities – The Florida Times-Union Where is the tax reform? The U.S. needs real tax reform to end abuses and change for the better. Stop deceiving us with hidden taxes that we pay in higher prices that businesses charge. Stop taxing production (jobs, income, savings and investments). End this tax code that drives out and discourages job growth, companies and wealth. Stop this tax code that puts U.S. goods and services at a price disadvantage to imported goods. Make the tax code transparent so we don’t need a computer program or tax expert to pay taxes. Our present tax code will never be brief, beneficial or fair with direct taxation as legalized with the 16th Amendment. - Paul Livingston Understanding The FairTax Webinar With April's Additional Topic: The effect on seniors and retired people. 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GOP Leaders meet w/ Big Labor, Lobbyists on Amelia Island

 

Robert,
 
Looks nice, doesn’t it?
 

 
That’s the Ritz Carlton on chic Amelia Island, Florida.
 
It was the scene of last weekend’s secret gathering of lobbyists, Big Labor, and GOP leadership who plotted to eliminate Justin Amash from Congress.
 
An invitation to the wine-and-dine event got into the hands of RedState, which published details about it:
 

[Top House Republican leaders] are flying to Amelia Island to collaborate with a group dedicated to defeating conservatives in Congress.
 
The Republican Main Street Partnership’s offshoot “Main Street Advocacy” is hosting the event at the Ritz Carlton on Amelia Island. . . . According to an email inviting people to the event, “People that are attending have donated $5,000 to the PAC.”

 
You may remember the “Main Street Partnership.” It’s one of the D.C.-based outfits started by lobbyist Steve LaTourette. The group has made it its mission to come after constitutional conservatives like Justin -- and to back big-government puppets like Justin’s primary opponent -- with a purported $8 million in campaign cash.
 
The group recently started a super PAC to fund its attacks. As the National Journal reported, the super PAC has received at least $400,000 from Big Labor -- a surprising sum to go to an allegedly “Republican” group.
 
Which brings us back to Amelia Island . . .
 
Why would top House Republican leaders speak at a fundraiser for a super PAC whose goal it is to take out conservatives? Why would they lend their names to a group that’s in cahoots with Big Labor?
 
And why would a congressman committed to individual liberty, economic freedom, and the Constitution be targeted by such a “Republican” group?
 
The Amelia Island weekend is a good illustration of what we’re up against.
 
Justin doesn’t host swanky island getaways with special interests. He doesn’t hit the links with lobbyists after a day of cutting inside deals. (Heck, he doesn’t even play golf!)
 
What Justin does, day-in and day-out, is represent you. Because he’s faithful to our principles, he can’t be bought or manipulated. As long as he’s in Congress, there’s one fewer representative that can be controlled.
 
That’s why he needs you.
 
Without your help -- your prayers, your hours volunteering, your donations -- Justin would lose to the Amelia Island crowd. With your help, there’s no number of fancy fundraisers that we can’t overcome.
 
Thank you for your continued support.
 

 
In liberty,
 
Connie Lemmink
Justin Amash for Congress
 
P.S. A weekend flight like the one the lobbyists took from D.C. to Amelia Island costs $255. Would you match that amount to Justin’s campaign?

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If everyone knew all there is to know, they would not do half the things they do, including myself, therefore I must foregive them, including myself.