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The FairTax and Scientology [Jamie]

By The Daily Dish

Aug 25 2007, 1:58 AM ET

Did you know that Mike Huckabee's FairTax--a national retail tax that would replace the current federal income tax--was devised by Scientologists? Bruce Bartlett, erstwhile blogger on this site, explains why that's not the only reason one should be skeptical about it.



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