When there's a simple way and a hard way to do something, most reasonable people choose the simple way. So why do we have such a complex and incomprehensible tax system? The answer lies in the answer to a simple question, "Who benefits?" In this week's Chairman's Report, Steve Hayes answers that question and explains what we need to do to get Congress to replace the complex income tax system with the simple FAIRtax.

With the passing of Ron Maiellaro, the FAIRtax movement lost one of its most passionate supporters and most effective spokesmen. This week's Chairman's Report is largely guest written by Bob Paxton, Ron's FAIRtax Power Radio co-host for over six years.

It's a simple truth. If you want more of something, reward it. If you want less of something, punish it. In this week's Chairman's Report, we clearly see how the income/payroll tax system punishes labor, while the FAIRtax would reward it.

This week's Chairman's Report is guest written by Jade Walle, a CPA and a board member for Americans For Fair Taxation. Jade uses the analogy of putting a golf ball to explain the burdens that the income tax system imposes on businesses and how the FAIRtax turns it all into a gimmie.

The nine most frightening words in the English language apply to a new proposal floating around DC. In this Chairman's Report, Steve Hayes explains why letting the IRS prepare everyone's tax return is a really bad idea.

The idea of taxing government may seem silly to some people, but the fact is that the government is already being taxed under the income/payroll tax system. This week's Chairman's Report breaks down information compiled by Dr. Karen Walby about how that all works and how the FAIRtax will make everything more transparent.

An article in the Wall Street Journal points out that many wealthy people are financing big purchases by borrowing against the value of their capital investments rather than selling them. This has prompted the bureaucrats to propose even more complicated changes to the tax code to deal with this "grave injustice". Just don't expect the DC crowd to play by the same rules they impose on everyone else. In this week's Chairman's Report, Steve Hayes explains once again why the FAIRtax is the best solution.

Congressmen Mike Kelly and John Lewis tried to turn the IRS from an adversary into a resource for taxpayers. Unfortunately, they weren't successful. They made a good faith effort, but like putting lipstick on a pig, you just can't change something by dressing it up. The IRS is still a dysfunctional agency tasked with an impossible mission. The only way to make it better is to get rid of it. And the only way to do that is pass the FAIRtax.

A month ago, the Chairman's Report dealt with the story of how anti-Republican bias at the IRS resulted in a faith based group in Texas being denied tax exempt status. Well, thanks to an outpouring of outrage against this blatantly politically biased action, this story has a happy ending. Check it out in this week's Chairman's Report. We the People still hold the ultimate power.

On June 11, the Chairman's Report detailed how Steve Hayes narrowly avoided having an unjustified tax lien filed against him by the State of California. Dyane Smith wasn't so lucky. Dyane is also a lawyer, but she's been engaged in a 20 year fight with the IRS. Listen to her nearly unbelievable story of just how careless, incompetent and vindictive the IRS can be. What happened to her alone is more than enough reason to get rid of the IRS by passing the FAIRtax.