James Coyne works in office

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

James Coyne works in his office at Coyne Agency Inc. on May 11. He works in health and medical insurance in Columbia. Coyne is one of the staunch supporters of the "fair tax" proposal and has been to Jefferson City to testify on behalf of the bill. He thinks that the new tax plan can make many small businesses, such as his, more profitable and transparent.