FairTax Scorecard

For 2008

Presidential Candidates

 

I maintain this scorecard to reflect direct or indirect campaign positions regarding The FairTax in particular and Tax Reform in general. Individuals are urged to send info (and corroborating sources) if it looks like I misrepresent the positions of any candidate.

 

The score by each name ranks the candidate according to his/her level of FairTax support and/or apparent concern with Tax Reform. Sources are their official website, speeches and interviews.

  • 0 = They either seem clueless about Tax Reform or seem comfortable with the Income Tax. Impossible to support these guys and claim to support The FairTax.
  • 1 = They seem to want to reform something about taxes but have no clue what. Impossible to support these guys and claim to support The FairTax.
  • 2 = They seem interested in real Tax Reform.
  • 3 = They have expressed enthusiasm about The FairTax
  • 4 = They are enthusiastic supporters of The FairTax publicly and publicly want to get rid of the Income Tax

 

The Republicans:

  • Mike Huckabee            4

·         Has become a true FairTax convert after the massive FairTax rally at the 15 May Republican debate in South Carolina.

·         Changed his official platform and website to reflect this. Seems like the REAL deal!!!!!

·         The ONLY viable candidate at this point that any FairTax supporter can support.

  • John Cox                      4

·         Strong FairTax supporter in all regards.

·         Unfortunately media ignores him.

  • Duncan Hunter             3

·         FairTax co-sponsor

·         Speaks out for FairTax but doesn’t explicitly endorse on his website

  • Tom Tancredo              3

·         FairTax co-sponsor

·         Official stand is that he wants Flat Income Tax or The FairTax … which makes ABSOLUTELY no sense because they are COMPLETELY different plans

  • Dan Gilbert                   3

·         Platform calls for Fair Tax Reform, which is VERY vague, but he claims to understand and support The FairTax plan.

  • Ron Paul                      2

·         Strict Constitutionalist so he CAN’T support an Income Tax

·         He speaks well of the Flat Income Tax so WHAT ARE WE TO BELIEVE

  • Fred Thompson            1

·         Completely screwed the FairTax community by telling us (I was in Ames and heard his letter read) how he supported FairTax and then announced his version of a Flat Income Tax instead.

  • These guys have at least 1 time answered that they’d not veto The FairTax if it came before them

·         Tommy Thompson      1

·         Newt Gingrch                1

  • These guys have publicly stated that they oppose The FairTax and prefer to just tinker around with the Federal Income Tax.

·         Rudy Giuliani                0

·         Sam Brownback            0

·         Mitt Romney                 0

·         John McCain                0

·         George Pataki                0

 

The Democrats:

  • Mike Gravel                 4

·         Strong FairTax supporter in all regards

 

  • If any of the rest of these guys or gals even want to reform Federal taxes at all they sure hide it

·         Hillary Clinton              0

·         Barack Obama               0

·         Joe Biden                       0

·         Chris Dodd                    0

·         John Edwards               0

·         Dennis Kucinich          0

·         Bill Richardson             0

·         Al Gore                          0

 

 

Congressional Scorecard