HOW WILL THE FAIRTAX AFFECT GOVERNMENT SPENDING?
The public will need to remain vigilant to ensure that the economic gains caused by the FairTax benefit the people and the causes they deem worthy. However, citizens will more easily be able to determine if their elected representatives are acting in their best interest. Legislators will more easily be held accountable for their decisions. For the first time in decades, it will be simple to see whether a politician is advocating increasing taxes or restraining government spending as the economic pie gets bigger. This is not the case today.
