Huckabee and The Fair Tax - A Match Made In Heaven

Much has been made about Governor Mike Huckabee's success
with social conservatives. They came out with enthusiasm to support the former Southern Baptist minister in Iowa and helped push him into both the winning slot, but the national spotlight as well.

But the pundits, either by ineptitude (see all the news coverage by the major news outlets in the last 20 years), or choice, have missed the silent support that The Fair Taxers have given him.

Huckabee and The Fair Tax: The Real Reason For His Success

As a baptist minister (and I'm guessing a pretty damn good one from what I've seen of him on television) he brings the progressive attitude that seems to lean toward favoring "The Less Fortunate".

The Fair Tax may well just do that. Ignored or derided by the mainstream media, the 23% National Sales Tax (there's just a little more to it than that) has been gaining support for years, slowly, with the help of a conservative (he says he Libertarian) talk show host Neal Boortz, and FairTax.org.

As the primaries move south, this is an issue that the mainstream media will hopefully no longer be able disregard this idea.

Now lets just hope they present the plan based on the facts. I doubt Anderson Cooper will read "The Fair Tax Book", or it's follow up "Answering The Critics".

The Fair Tax: Why Won't Republicans Support It

Its fair to say that we need more debates. We have enough candidates to choose from, and I don’t think many people who hadn’t decided who they support before the debates were convinced. I think that’s good.

It’s okay if you have a chosen a candidate to support, as well, but not all of us have made up our mind yet. I’ve got a feeling candidates aren’t done throwing their hat in the ring for 2008, so maybe I’ll keep my options open.

As many of you know, I am a supporter of the Fair Tax. Governor Huckabee mentioned his support for the Fair Tax tonight, as did Governor Tancredo. Senator Mike Gravel has also pledged his support for the Fair Tax.

I did some quick research on these three candidates to see more of their thoughts.

I had trouble finding Mike Huckabee’s official website. A Google search revealed his exploratory site, and some fan pages, but no “official” Huckabee for president site. Weird! Let me know if I’m wrong

Anyway, none of these pages mention the Fair Tax, and his exploratory site mentions signing the No-Tax pledge, but this isn’t the Fair Tax

Governor Tancredo does appear to have an official site. It states that he supports either a flat tax or a national sales tax, but does not mention the Fair Tax

Senator Mike Gravel, however does support the Fair Tax, on his official site. Its on the 2nd line of his issues, on the front page.

I did some research to see Rep Ron Paul’s position. There is no official position, but from what I’ve read, he won’t support it because its revenue neutral. His supporters should explain to him that this is a tax that you choose to pay, so it can be a tax cut if you want it to be.. Its your decision, and I think he could respect that

So, a Democrat is the only major Candidate that specifically supports the Fair Tax. Why is that? This is a conservative idea, but conservatives won’t support it.

Is this a case of another Democrat who’s willing to step up, and actually address the issue with ideas, while Republicans scramble for wiggle room? I think it is, and it’s why I don’t generally vote Republican.

One of many, many reasons!!