Republican Buddy Carter introduces bill to eliminate IRS and income tax — but replace it with 23% national sales tax

Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga.) introduced the FairTax Act of 2025, aimed at abolishing the Internal Revenue Service.

Not only would the new act eliminate the IRS if passed, but it would also repeal the federal income tax.

A fact sheet from Carter’s office sent to the Washington Examiner stated that the legislation would capture “the underground economy, tourism dollars, and purchases made by illegal immigrants.”

This would allegedly be accomplished by implementing a 23% national sales tax, with some exceptions.

‘As long as they’re here, they should be taxed.’

“The FairTax will have widespread benefits throughout our economy, not the least of which is forcing illegal immigrants to pay their fair share in taxes,” Carter told the Examiner. “This will eliminate instances of illegal immigrants using taxpayer-funded resources without

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