[phil_will1]

POPVOX is still relatively new. It will be interesting to see if it takes off and the number of votes being cast grows rapidly.

[econjack]

I've read both (popular) Fair Tax books and I still favor the flat tax a little. The reason is because of the “Prebate”. That little nick in the plan gives the politicians a way to buy votes from the poor since they appear to have the right to adjust it, which could mean no change from the current tax system, which sucks.

[UCFRoadWarrior]

Good to see the FairTax back on the minds of people

I think that Huckster’s liberalism and Criminal Rights activism nearly killed the FairTax idea....which is a good idea even though pushed by Huck

Most people oppose the FairTax out of ignorance....some because they know it kills government control of revenue collection and Globalist control of economy. The people that push Free Trade and Globalism hate a FairTax because it goes against their Income Tax agenda (The Income Tax came about by being pushed by the Internationists and Free Traders)

The income tax is just a way to control people. Look at all the loopholes and mechanisms people go thru to pay less taxes

[Mygirlsmom]

Online voting/polling is flawed IMHO unless there is a way to ensure one person/one vote. It's also very hard to know if a person truly understands what they are voting for/against unless a series of questions is asked about the subject and replies are consistent

It's also getting a little crazy - asking for "opinions" on things where opinion isn't relevant.

Do you agree that the sky should be blue or should it be some other color?

Yes, blue is a perfect color for the sky: 47%
No, I think it's time for the sky to practice some diversity: 43%
Not sure: 10%

[Hostage]

How reflective is POPVOX?

POPVOX appears to rely on people volunteering to voice their concerns. So I don’t know about the general applicability.

People who are politically active or opinionated, especially conservatives will always weigh in on such issues as FairTax.

The bottomline is that a large swath of the public still needs to hear about the FairTax and what it is exactly and they must also be coached against the specious arguments of its detractors.

A good indicator of FairTax progress is the average number of daily signups to memberships in the AFFT, the grassroots org for the FairTax. Last I heard it was about 800 people per day, every day. But that’s only about 300,000 people per year which is inadequate.

The good news is that new registrants to AFFT stick with it, once a FairTax supporter, always such; once one gets it, never can seriously consider any other alternative.

Another useful statistic for activists is that it takes about 3000 activists in a US Congressional District to turn the Rep to the FairTax.

Where POPVOX stands in all this I don’t know

[maine-iac7]

bump

[radpolis]

Thanks for introducing me to this.

This is more effective poll freeping than those liberal media polls.

Plus, these polls have a direct line to Congress.

[Taxman]

Thanks for the headzup, Phil.

FairTax ping!

This is a clever social networking site — I think we’ll be able to use it to great advantage.