The Tax Foundation

December 18, 2007

Bruce Bartlett on the FairTax

Economic author and syndicated columnist Bruce Bartlett, a former executive director of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), discusses his new study on the national retail sales tax known as the FairTax. He offers his criticisms of the proposal and details on other ideas for fundamental tax reform. 

Bartlett's Tax Notes article, "Why the FairTax Won't Work," is attached below.

For a competing view on the FairTax, listen to Prof. Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Professor of Economics at Boston University and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, discuss the benefits of the plan with Scott Hodge in a podcast we recorded last year.

We have also compiled a FairTax reading list, and our short Special Brief on the issue, “Tax Reform: Flat Tax or FairTax?,” is available here.

To listen to the podcast: Right-click on the audio file below, and select "Save Target As."

 

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