Four advocates present ideas on 'fair tax'

May 19, 2009 | 12:01 a.m. CDT

From left, Bob Holliger, Ray Walker, Colin Malaker and Dale Chaffee present their ideas on "fair tax" to a gathering of Democrats at the Upper Crust Boardroom on May 8. The fair tax plan is a comprehensive proposal to replace all federal income and payroll-based taxes, and Democrats have been more hostile than Republicans toward the grass-roots alternative tax scheme.