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In his first act as a United States Representative, Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter lent his support as an original co-sponsor of a bill that would replace the current tax code with a national consumption tax known as the Fair Tax.

“As a small business owner for nearly 30 years, I’ve experienced firsthand the devastating impact of our outdated tax code,” Carter said. “That’s why my first act in Congress was to add my support to the kind of pro-growth tax reform we so desperately need.”

First introduced into the U.S. Congress in 1999 by former Georgia Congressman John Linder, the Fair Tax is the leading tax reform movement in the country. In addition to eliminating all personal and corporate income taxes, the Death Tax, gift taxes, and the payroll tax, the fair tax would also eliminate the need for the powerful and politically biased Internal Revenue Service.

“The Fair Tax rewards hard work and savings while also making the IRS obsolete,” Carter said. “It is reckless to allow a politically motivated government organization the ability to interfere with the paychecks of hardworking Georgians. I firmly believe that we need a simpler, flatter and fairer tax code to build a stronger economy and moving to the system presented by the Fair Tax will achieve this.”

Carter is a pharmacist by trade and operated a chain of community pharmacies in Southeast Georgia for nearly 30 years. In addition, he served in the Georgia General Assembly and as Mayor of Pooler, Georgia where he established himself as a leading advocate for pro-growth, pro-jobs policies to support private sector growth. He plans to continue this work in the United States House of Representatives.