Over 300 people were in attendance at the Olathe Community Center on a Monday evening to hear what is happening to reform/replace our current tax system.  This was an educational event that included comparisons of tax systems and a little federal tax history.  The following individuals, pictured above, were on our Q&A panel and took questions from the audience for most of the event.  They were:

   Senator Jerry Moran
   Steve Hayes, president and chairman of AFFT (Americans For Fair Taxation)
   John Rubin, Kansas Representative from Shawnee
   Earl Long, State Director of Kansas FairTax Association

MONDAY, AUGUST 17 – open at 6:00 P.M.

This is an event that will educate the public on current tax reform efforts including tax system alternatives.

We all know that the current complicated income tax system has become more than just a problem. Economically, it costs our government billions of dollars to administer and hundreds of billions of dollars in uncollected taxes. It provides the government power to collect too much personal information and impunity when bankrupting citizens without adequate evidence of tax evasion. It penalizes people and employers with enormous compliance and reporting costs and taxes the money they have earned instead of taxing sales from retail commerce. It stifles free speech using the threat built into tax classifications (churches, etc.).    

Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), sponsor of the Fair Tax Act of 2015 (senate bill S-155), and his staff, including his tax specialist who will be flying in from Washington D.C., will be hosting a free public forum to educate and discuss tax system alternatives. They are offering this public forum, in partnership with Americans For Fair Taxations (the FairTax), to provide you with an opportunity to learn what’s happening in Washington and in the Kansas Legislature. Attendees will hear the differences between the flat tax, value added tax, income tax and consumption tax alternatives. The conversation will focus on replacing the broken tax code with a simplified tax code that will help boost the economy, and the importance of protecting Americans from government intrusion by the IRS. Those in attendance will hear what differentiates each tax system.  

Steve Hayes, chairman and president of AFFT (Americans For Fair Taxation), the FairTax, will by flying in from Florida to discuss tax system alternatives and why the FairTax is the best tax system.  

Kansas Rep. John Rubin (R-Shawnee), primary sponsor of the Kansas FairTax proposal in the Kansas House of Representatives will where tax reform is going in the Kansas legislature and how it impacts you.  

The Kansas FairTax Board will be available for questions.  

This is a great opportunity to invite others who want to learn the difference between tax systems.

Sen. Moran’s Forum on Tax Reform is open to the press and members of the public, and area residents are encouraged to attend. Doors will open for the event at 6:00 p.m. and opening remarks will begin at 6:30 p.m. Following the speakers there will be a panel discussion with Q&A audience participation.
 
What:       
Forum on Tax Reform hosted by U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) and Americans for Fair Taxation. The forum will conclude with a public question and answer period.

Who:         
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas)
Steven Hayes, chairman and president, Americans for Fair Taxation
Kansas Rep. John Rubin (R-Shawnee)
Representatives from the Kansas FairTax Board  

When:      
Monday, Aug. 17, 2015
6:00 p.m. CST – Doors open
6:30 p.m. CST – Sen. Moran opening remarks  

Where:     
Olathe Community Center  - MAP
1205 E. Kansas City Road
Olathe, KS 66061

Directions: Exit I-35 at E. Santa Fe St (135th St) west then north on S. Ridgeview Rd. Venue is on left side just before E. Kansas City Rd.