FAIRtax Power Radio

In this special extended edition of FAIRtax Power Radio, CPA and AFFT board member Jade Walle presents the first Walle’s FAIRtax World of 2022. When discussing alternatives to the Federal income tax, many people will say the answer is either the FAIRtax or a flat tax as if they were practically one in the same and functionally interchangeable. In this Walle’s World, Jade explains in great detail t...

Last week the FAIRtax Guys found an unbelievable piece of insanity on page 76 of IRS Publication 17. That’s the document intended to give individuals all the information they need to know in order to fill out their 2021 Federal tax returns. So, thinking that there must be more gold buried in those 140 pages, the Guys continued digging and found this little gem—The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. On pag...

In this milestone episode of FAIRtax Power Radio, we take our first look at congress.gov for 2022. As usual, what some of the Congress Critters want to put in the tax code make the best arguments for pulling the whole thing out by the roots and replacing it with the FAIRtax. Then, the Guys dig into something truly unbelievable—IRS Publication 17. It started with a meme on social media purporting t...

FAIRtax Power Radio’s first candidate pledge interview for 2022 is with Jameson Ellis another candidate from Texas District 2. In an interview with FAIRtax volunteer John Gaver, Ellis shares a rather fascinating story about why he decided to get into the race and then expounds on some of his reasons for coming on board with the FAIRtax. FAIRtax Guy Bob Paxton takes it from there starting with a lo...

As 2022 kicks off, the FAIRtax Guys take stock of three critical measures of FAIRtax success. 1. The number of cosponsors in the current Congress 2. The number of candidates who have signed the FAIRtax candidate pledge 3. The number of vendors on the FAIRtax Marketplace. Every FAIRtax volunteer should be trying to push all three numbers up as high as possible. As the year progresses, we'll take an...

As 2021 draws to a close, the FAIRtax Guys take one more look back on the life of our fallen friend Ron Maiellaro. After that, the Guys dig into the 2021 Tax Proposal Hall of Shame highlighting some of the craziest, most inexplicable and sometimes the funniest things the Congress Critters wanted to put into the tax code this year.

Of all the candidates who have signed the FAIRtax pledge, Martin Etwop has the most interesting story of them all. Born in Uganda, Martin came to the United States with a church group. Now, he's running for Congress in Texas's second district. He sat down with FAIRtax Guy Bob Scarborough for a fascinating interview about his early life in Uganda, his vision for the future of our country, and how t...

Another candidate signs the FAIRtax Candidate Pledge! This time it's Libertarian Thomas Watercott running in North Carolina's seventh district. FAIRtax Guy Bob Scarborough caught up with Watercott at his Saturday morning watering hole to witness the pledge signing and have a conversation about the FAIRtax.

In part two of his interview with FAIRtax Power Radio, economics professor David Kendall explores some of the alternatives that have been suggested as replacements for the income tax including a flat tax and a value added tax. Then, he has some rather interesting comments about repealing the 16th Amendment.

This is the first of a two-part interview with economics professor David Kendall. In this episode, Professor Kendall addresses what's wrong with the income tax from an economist's perspective.

No other tax reform proposal has anything like the FAIRtax prebate. So, it's not surprising that some people might not fully understand what it is and how it works. In this episode of FAIRtax Power Radio, the FAIRtax Guys clear up a listener's confusion about how the prebate relates to a household's basic necessities.

Mike Saliba is the latest 2022 Congressional candidate to sign the FAIRtax Candidate Pledge. Mike is running as a Libertarian in Michigan's Ninth District. He sits down with FAIRtax Guy Bob Scarborough for a wide-ranging interview about his support for the FAIRtax and what he thinks it will do for the country..

The FAIRtax Guys love getting thoughtful questions from listeners seeking to learn more about the FAIRtax. After taking a couple weeks off to have Jade Walle and Jonathan Mitchell on the program, the Guys go back into congress.gov and uncover one particularly amusing tax reform proposal. After that, they tackle two very good listener questions, one dealing with how a child of divorced parents is c...

Thanks to John Gaver, Jonathan Mitchell has become the second candidate in the Texas District 8 race to sign the FAIRtax Candidate Pledge. Jonathan is a young, blue collar pipeline worker with a big agenda, and that agenda includes getting rid of the income tax and the IRS. Listen as Bob Scarborough conducts his first candidate interview for FAIRtax Power Radio.

This episode of FAIRtax Power Radio is our quarterly visit with Jade Walle for “Walle’s FAIRtax World”. This is an extended episode in which CPA Jade Walle digs deep into the details of a subject related to the FAIRtax. After the last “Walle’s World”, a listener wrote in suggesting that Jade tackle how the FAIRtax might help reduce, or at least slow the growth of, our national debt. With a subject...

After taking a week off to talk to Allen Waters, the Guys are back to checking on the Congress Critters in their never ending quest to make the tax code more complicated and convoluted. Then, they tackle a common misconception about the FAIRtax--that it's a right wing, Republican idea that no Democrat should ever support. Listen as the Guys explain that the FAIRtax was designed by private sector e...

Allen Waters is a long time FAIRtax supporter. He recently became the seventh Congressional candidate to sign the FAIRtax Candidate Pledge for the 2022 election cycle. Listen as Allen sits down for an in-depth interview with the FAIRtax Guys.

The FAIRtax Guys have always encouraged listeners to engage them with questions or comments about the FAIRtax. This week, the Guys answer some really good questions from a listener regarding social programs and the economy. If you have questions or comments send them to thefairtaxguys@gmail.com .

Twelve years ago, filmmaker Paul Wizikowski created a series of five short videos contrasting the absurd complexity of the income tax with the elegant simplicity of the FAIRtax. Learn what inspired a 26-year-old to take up the issue of taxation, then go behind the scenes as these videos were being written and produced. Today, Paul has generously makes these videos available free to anyone who want...

This special episode of FAIRtax Power Radio is the first one featuring the new FAIRtax Guys 2.0. From this point forward, Bob Scarborough assumes the role of co-host following the loss of Ron Maiellaro. As usual, the Guys dig into more insanity at congress.gov before turning their attention to an article published at CNBC regarding all the problems that the stimulus payments are causing for millio...

Jade Walle steps into the co-host's chair again this week. After a touching tribute to Ron Maiellaro, Jade and Bob delve into one of Ron's earlier great ideas--the FAIRtax "Sizzle Points". These are simple expressions of all the good things that the FAIRtax will do for people presented in a Jeff Foxworthy like "You may be a FAIRtax fan" style. It's both fun and informative.

Dan McKaughan is a retired Navy helicopter pilot. He's also the sixth candidate to sign the FAIRtax Candidate Pledge for the 2022 election cycle. He's one of a large field of candidates seeking to replace the retiring Kevin Brady. John Gaver, author of "The Rich Don't Pay Tax....Or Do They?" was instrumental in getting Dan to sign the pledge, and he joins us as the latest honorary FAIRtax Guy to c...

This week, AFFT President Steve Hayes steps in to co-host this edition of FAIRtax Power Radio. After looking at congress.gov and finding an oddity of two different bills doing exactly the same thing, Steve tackles a regular listener's "What Happens If" scenario regarding long term investing. Finally, Steve looks at what additional revenue to AFFT from the new Marketplace could do for our efforts t...

The FAIRtax Guys start this episode with a big announcement--another Congressional candidate has signed the FAIRtax Candidate Pledge. Then, after their weekly foray into congress.gov to see what the Congress Critters are doing to the tax code, Bob Paxton has a conversation with one of the youngest Congressional candidates in the country, Alex Stovall of Arizona.

The FAIRtax Guys interview Mike Simmons, the architect of the new FAIRtax Marketplace. The Marketplace is where FAIRtax supporters can buy the things they would buy anyway from businesses that support the FAIRtax. In addition for every sale made thru the Marketplace, the vendor pays a commission to AFFT, making this a great way to buy what you need and support the FAIRtax at the same time.