Posted: Oct 14, 2005 By: Joe Smidel

Subject: FairTax

Comment: After hearing preliminary reports of the possible/probable reform recommendations that this panel was going to submit to President Bush, I was absolutely dumb-founded.

Where's the reform!?!?! This is the "TAXREFORMPANEL" website, not the "TAXTINKERINGPANEL" website....is it not?!?! The comments/facts/figures offered by the panel dismissing the FairTax came from what source? What study? Americans For Fair Taxation commissioned numerous economic studies with various private and educational institutions, conducted extensive focus group studies, taking 10 years and millions of dollars, in culminating the FairTax. I would love to see the research studies this panel is quoting from and see how they compare to the FairTax research!

People of the panel, you still have until November 1, 2005 to deliver your final report. I urge the panel to reconsider this preliminary FAILURE of reform, and do what the panel was supposed to do....true REFORM.

Don't fail your president!
Don't fail your country!
Don't fail the American people!
Don't fail future generations!
Support the FairTax!

Sincerely,

Joe Smidel
Brookfield, WI