Ever since being assaulted in 2009 by an angry teapartier at a tea party event in Athens, GA, I have been interested in the Fair Tax, and the stuff that makes these partiers so angry! I'm embarrassed to say that I have neglected trying to learn more about it until now, but when I came across this book in my local bookstore, I couldn't resist giving it a try. I even started to feel excited about reading it when the owner of the bookstore gave it rave reviews at the checkout.
Well, I should have known by the authors that this book would slant. And I should have realized that the woman who loved the book was a conservative small business owner in a conservative small town. But I didn't think about all that...
...until I began reading.
Reading The Fair Tax Book is like signing up for a personal yell and shout session with Neal & John. Maybe to some people, it feels like they're yelling with you. But to me, I felt like they were shouting AT me. And that gets old really fast. I can only stand to read this book in 10-15 page spurts. Usually, that means a book is going over my head: not the case with this one. Boortz and Linder do a really good job keeping the words small and the ideas simple. But it's just exhausting to read a book that is written with such anger.
If you can handle the rage, I do recommend the book. There's some really great info in here, and I don't regret buying it. But beware! These men are pissed and they do nothing to hide it.
Learn more: on Wikipedia
Buy the book: on Amazon
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