| | Republican presidential candidate, [[Rudy Giuliani]], criticized the Fair Tax when addressing a group at the [[University of Florida]] in July, 2007<ref> “Giuliani Jeered For Opposing Flat Tax”, Associated Press, July 2007, http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/07/ap3891710.html</ref>. The former mayor stated that although he had to “study it some more I don't think a fair tax is realistic change for America. Our economy is dependent upon the way our tax system operates<ref> “Giuliani Jeered For Opposing Flat Tax”, Associated Press, July 2007, http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/07/ap3891710.html</ref>.." | | Republican presidential candidate, [[Rudy Giuliani]], criticized the Fair Tax when addressing a group at the [[University of Florida]] in July, 2007<ref> “Giuliani Jeered For Opposing Flat Tax”, Associated Press, July 2007, http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/07/ap3891710.html</ref>. The former mayor stated that although he had to “study it some more I don't think a fair tax is realistic change for America. Our economy is dependent upon the way our tax system operates<ref> “Giuliani Jeered For Opposing Flat Tax”, Associated Press, July 2007, http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/07/ap3891710.html</ref>.." |
| − | Proponents of the tax argue that the Fair Tax would be more practical then the current income tax, which includes 59,999 pages of the tax code documents that lobbyist have worked through congress<ref> 67,204-Page Code Confounds Taxpayers, Yet Congress Sits By, USA Today, http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/2007-04-03-edit_N.htm?csp=34 </ref>. | + | Proponents of the tax argue that the Fair Tax would be more practical than the current income tax, which includes over 60,000 pages of the tax code documents that lobbyists have worked through Congress<ref> 67,204-Page Code Confounds Taxpayers, Yet Congress Sits By, USA Today, http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/2007-04-03-edit_N.htm?csp=34 </ref>. |