This week's Chairman's Report is guest written by CPA and AFFT board member Jade Walle. He explains how the corporate income tax is a quite modest contributor to the federal budget, but is an enormous contributor to class warfare in America.

By definition, the FAIRtax is a federal excise tax. In this week's Chairman's Report, AFFT president Steve Hayes recalls both the historical and current uses of excise taxes as a revenue source.

Some people may be surprised to learn that the FAIRtax will apply to purchases made by government entities. While that may seem strange to some, there's actually a good reason for it. AFFT president Steve Hayes explains in this week's Chairman's Report.

The alarm bells have been going off for decades--Social Security is not bringing in enough money to pay the benefits it has promised to American retirees. It sounds like the solution will be painful, but in fact, there's an effective and painless solution for Social Security's financial problems. That solution is the FAIRtax.

The income tax works against a homebuyer's desire to purchase a new home. The FAIRtax makes homebuying easier. Check out the details in this week's Chairman's Report.

Two Democrat Senators, Chris Van Hollen and Cory Booker, have introduced new tax plans to cut taxes for lower and middle income taxpayers, and raise them on high income taxpayers and corporations. Sounds good on the surface, but there are serious problems with both plans. Steve Hayes offers his analysis in this week's Chairman's Report.

President Trump has said repeatedly that he wants to replace the federal income tax with tariffs. But did you know that reducing high tariffs was one of the driving forces behind implementing the income tax? It's a fascinating story. Hear it all in this week's Chairman's Report.

The Missouri House has passed a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at eventually eliminating the state's income tax by expanding its sales tax. They rightfully see the income tax as a disincentive for people and businesses to move to Missouri. Check it all out in this week's Chairman's Report.

Washington insiders are adamant in their position that it's simply not possible to replace the federal income tax system. However, this week's Chairman's Report draws attention to the many benefits of replacing our antiquated income tax system with the FAIRtax.

People like getting a break on their taxes, but the Treasury loses over $2 trillion a year buying people's loyalty with tax breaks. The politicians know that people who get a break on their taxes are less likely to join the chorus calling for the income tax system to be eliminated. Get the full scoop in this week's Chairman's Report.