January 7, 2008
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)