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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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fair tax stories: 2 news summaries

Tax Issues Loom Over Campaign

Candidates offer differing views on 'fair tax,' extending Bush cuts

Jan 5, 08 9:44 AM CST
(Newser) - With President Bush’s tax cuts set to expire in 2010, tax reform could become a key issue in this year’s presidential race, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Most Republican candidates favor extending the cuts, though Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul support eliminating income tax altogether. The Democratic candidates... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • John Edwards • Rudy Giuliani • Fred Thompson • income tax • Mike Huckabee • Ron Paul • tax cuts • Democratic presidential candidates • Republican candidate • tax breaks • fair tax • Election 2008

Huckabee Woos Voters With
23% Sales Tax

'Fair tax' would
abolish IRS, and be
a windfall for the rich

Dec 24, 07 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Supporting a 23% sales tax ought to be political suicide, but Mike Huckabee is making it work, the Los Angeles Times reports. Huckabee has championed the so-called “fair tax,” a radical proposal that would abolish the federal income tax and tax spending instead. The plan favors the... More »

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taxes • IRS • Mike Huckabee • fair tax • sales tax • federal income tax • Election 2008

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