Why the FairTax benefits Republicans

• Removes the IRS and the 67,500 pages of tax code, and the $265 billion spent yearly in tax code filing and compliance.
  
  
• Allows you to keep your whole paycheck and determine how you much taxes you, not the government, want to pay.
   
  
• Provides a huge boost to the American economy, and key sectors such as manufacturing, and levels the playing field for international trade. 
  
  
• Creates a new system that, unlike our current tax laws, does not favor debt over wealth.
  
  
• Keeps the American military strong by establishing a broader base of tax revenues to fund our forces, than the current income tax.
  
  
• No one flies below the tax-paying radar, including illegal immigrants or others who currently are paid below the table, and don't pay income taxes. 
   
  
• Shores up Social Security and Medicare by creating a larger base of payers including tourists and travelers, not just current tax payers. 
   
  
• Frees everyone from the hassle of filing taxes every April 15th.   Removes not only the income tax, but also FICA, Medicare, capital gains, death taxes and payroll taxes.
   
  
• Helps small business owners by removing the burden of payroll taxes.  
   
  
• Bring jobs back home by making the US the worldwide magnet for capital and investment. 
   
  
• Retools the American economy to compete in a 21st-century economy. 
   
  
• Creates transparency in government by removing the tax code as a way for Congress to punish enemies and help friends.