James M. Bennett (born April 11, 1948) is a

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–based

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activist for

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, a tax reform strategy in the

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which would replace the

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with a tax on consumption. He promotes FairTax on newsradio talk programs, television shows, He speaks at workshops and local conferences,Independent Press, April 14, 2009
Summit's Bennett speaks at conference
Retrieved August 9, 2015, "....." and manages an Internet-based promotional campaign. He has written hundreds of letters to the editor to publications such as ''

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'' explaining his advocacy of FairTax and urging citizens to write their

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to support FairTax bills in the

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called H.R.25 and

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called S.1025. He is the co-director of the New Jersey branch of

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. He is a

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and lives in

Summit, New Jersey Summit is the northernmost City (New Jersey), city of Union County, New Jersey, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located within the New York metropolitan area. Situated on a ridge in north Jersey, northern–central Jersey, centra ...

. Regarding his advocacy of FairTax, Bennett describes himself as nonpartisan and, along with the FairTax organization, does not support either the Democratic or Republican party but advocates FairTax to leaders of both political parties. Bennett, in a television interview, explained "Americans for Fair Taxation is a nonprofit grassroots organization that is nonpartisan and it concentrates on one issue and its purpose is to educate the public about the FairTax act." He conducted a letter writing campaign to try to persuade members of

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to reform the tax code. He conducts seminars to explain FairTax to people. He participates in booths at local New Jersey town fairs. Bennett has advocated FairTax to legislative assistants of New Jersey legislators such as

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Frank Lautenberg Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (; January 23, 1924 June 3, 2013) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was ori ...

External links

Jim Bennett's web page

References

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