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Economists Credit Trump as Tailwind for U.S. Growth, Hiring and Stocks
Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal say President Donald Trump has had generally positive effects on U.S. economic growth, hiring and the performance of the stock market during his first year in office. Read More.
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Dow jumps 150 points to record, led by Boeing and other big economic growth plays
The Dow Jones industrial average rose to an all-time high on Thursday as investors bet economic growth would pick up steam. Read More.
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Wal-Mart Raises Hourly Wage to $11 in Wake of Tax Overhaul
​Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is boosting its starting hourly wage to $11 and delivering bonuses to employees, capitalizing on the U.S. tax overhaul to stay competitive in a tightening labor market. Read More.
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Wal-Mart Raises Hourly Wage to $11 in Wake of Tax Overhaul
​Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is boosting its starting hourly wage to $11 and delivering bonuses to employees, capitalizing on the U.S. tax overhaul to stay competitive in a tightening labor market. Read More.
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FAIRTAX HAS A NEW ONLINE COMMUNITY, AND WE WANT YOU TO JOIN!
​Last year, Americans for Fair Taxation invested a great deal of thought and time in creating a new online community for FAIRtax supporters and activists. Using contributions from everyday Americans who care about fair taxation, we sought out the perfect platform and built our new community from the ground up. Read More.
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Chairman’s Report - January 11, 2019
The wall on the southern border is all over the news lately. This week’s Chairman’s Report looks at the cost per taxpayer - and it isn’t as simple as you think. What do the numbers say? Will the wall save taxpayer dollars or not? And how does the FAIRtax figure in? Read on… Read More.
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Chairman’s Report - October 5, 2018
We put out a press release on the power of FAIRtax supporters. Why? Because we frustrated the swamp - in other words, we made sure the truth won the day. Read on! Read More.
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Chairman’s Report - October 26, 2018
Citizens or subjects? You might be surprised to learn how America’s tax system defines you… Read More.
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Chairman’s Report - August 10, 2018
One area of attack of the FAIRtax from Swamp supporters is regarding health care. The claims are the FAIRtax will add even more burdens on people who are sick. This is patently false. The following analysis was prepared by Karen Walby, Ph.D., Director of Research, Americans For Fair Taxation, and provides the truth. Read More.
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Chairman’s Report - August 3, 2018
All of us know that there are many reasons to pass the FAIRtax and we don’t need to list them here. However, in this the world’s greatest economy we have a growing crisis. According to a national survey conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder: Read More.
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Chairman’s Report - January 26, 2018
On January 24, 1965, Winston Churchill died at the age of 90. He was in the public eye from a very young age because of his reporting from South Africa about the Boer War and being captured and then escaping his captors. It is also because the first of his 43 books was published in 1898. Read More.
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Chairman’s Report - January 5, 2018
When I started to read the final tax bill that was signed by the President, I recalled a statement by Abraham Lincoln when a reporter asked him about the losses his party suffered in the mid-term elections. Lincoln said about the boy who stubbed his toe, “I am too big to cry but it hurts too much to laugh.” Read More.
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Chairman’s Report - September 14, 2018
Understanding ‘swamp talk’ isn’t easy. Politicians often say one thing and do another, while families and small businesses pay the price… Read More.

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