FairTax Article Roundup January 7, 2008 Gerald Prante Gerald Prante As Mike Huckabee continues to ride momentum from his win in Iowa on Thursday, his tax plan is getting closer scrutiny from the media. Here’s a rundown of some of the feature articles on his tax plan, the FairTax, that have run in newspapers over the past month or so. News Articles: Huckabee’s Tax Plan Appeals, But Is It Fair? – New York Times Fair Tax? Flat Tax? Candidates Tout Novel Plans – Christian Science Monitor In Spotlight, ‘FairTaxers’ Push Cause – Boston Globe Hitting Huckabee’s Tax Plan from the Right & Left – National Journal online Huckabee Tax Plan Raises Eyebrows – Reuters Criticism Aside, ‘FairTax’ Boosts Huckabee Campaign – Washington Post FairTax Part of Huckabee’s Rise, But Idea Does Not Lack Critics – Investor’s Business Daily Huckabee Whips Up Debate with FairTax Plan – NPR The Fairest Tax of Them All? Proposal Replaces Income Tax With Consumption Tax? – Globe Gazette Huckabee Campaigning for 23% Sales Tax – Los Angeles Times Putting the TaxMan Out of Business – Concord Monitor Editorial Page: FairTax Facts – Wall Street Journal editorial by Leo Linbeck (pro-FairTax) What’s Foul About the FairTax – Boston Globe editorial by Bruce Bartlett (anti-FairTax) Un-FairTax – Washington Post editorial (anti-FairTax) Huckabee’s Flat Tax is a Fair Tax – editorial in The Fergus Daily Journal (pro-FairTax) Stay informed on the tax policies impacting you. Subscribe to get insights from our trusted experts delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe Share Tweet Share Email Topics Center for Federal Tax Policy Tags Tax Reform
