This, and Neal Boortz in general, seem terribly crazy to me, but it appears that the so-called "FairTax" is catching steam, at least locally. Should the blogosphere nip this in the bud before the MSM makes it appear to be credible?
Boortz book shooting up the best-seller list
From www.ajc.com:
Syndicated WSB-AM talker Neal Boortz and Rep. John Linder (R-Ga.) drew more than 1,000 people to the Cobb Civic Center Friday for a book signing and rally to support a retail sales tax.
For years, Boortz and Linder have both been talking about what they dub a "fair tax" to replace the income tax for years. Then they finally decided to do a book. Buddy Sean Hannity gave them a referral with Regan Books, which originally planned to print 10,000 to 15,000, Boortz said.
But when Boortz told folks on air to pre-order his book a few weeks back on Barnes & Noble's Web site, it shot to No. 1. Regan upped the printing to 150,000 copies. As of Friday afternoon, "The FairTax Book" was No. 4 on Amazon.com and Boortz said it stands a solid chance of debuting at the top of the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list.
"If it does, there will be a lot of politicians who will say, 'Let's support this!' ," said Boortz to his fans, who included attendees Vernon Jones, DeKalb County CEO, and Lt. Governor candidate Ralph Reed.
Marvin Carlisle, a 56-year-old Canton retiree waiting in line for a book, said he hopes "this movement will take root and grow." He was also amused by a huge "National Retail Sales Tax - Yes!" hot air balloon outside the building.
"Hot air balloons and hot air from politicians," he mused.