ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, CORPORATE, AND OTHER TAXES WOULD BE ELIMINATED.

Tax one percent of all financial transactions which includes all wire transfers, checks and cash.
The revenue generated would balance the combined $ 6.4 trillion federal , state and local budgets.
The tax would be collected through the federal reserve clearing house and one percent transferred to the treasury. ATM cash withdrawals would have the same tax collected at the bank and transferred to the treasury.
All legal and illegal underground economy transactions would be taxed since all financial transactions would go through the federal reserve clearing house. The law would be changed to require
all domestic and international financial transactions to go through the fed clearing house . An insignificant number of people would risk going to prison for tax evasion to avoid a one percent tax.
The IRS and all other collection agencies would be eliminated which would save billions in collection costs an uncountable hours in tax preparation time.
Thanks, Stan Sanders

“Even by an incomplete accounting (including both “criminal” and “corrupt” funds, but not other illicit capital transfers, such as illegal shifts of real estate or securities titles, wire fraud, etc.), the dirty money coming from abroad into U.S. banks amounted to $3.5 to $6.0 trillion during the 1990s. While this is not the whole picture, it gives us a basis for estimating the significance of the “dirty money factor” in the U.S. economy. The United States currently runs an annual trade deficit of over $400 billion. The gap has to be financed with inflows of funds from abroad – at least a third of which is “dirty money.” Without the dirty money the U.S. economy’s external accounts would be unsustainable. No wonder the biggest banks in the United States and Europe are actively involved, and the governments of these countries turn a blind eye. That is today’s capitalism – built around pillage, criminality, corruption, and complicity.” U.S. Banks and the Dirty Money Empire
by James Petras
Dollars and Sense magazine, September / October 2001

Shari
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Naughty or Nice?
AFA’s 2009 listing of top retailers and how they recognize Christmas

Based on current advertising, below is a list of companies that avoid, ban, or use the term “Christmas” in their advertising. We will continually update the list, so check back often.

Criteria – AFA reviewed up to four areas to determine if a company was “Christmas-friendly” in their advertising: print media (newspaper inserts), broadcast media (radio/television), website and/or personal visits to the store. If a company’s ad has references to items associated with Christmas (trees, wreaths, lights, etc.), it was considered as an attempt to reach “Christmas” shoppers.

If a company has items associated with Christmas, but did not use the word “Christmas,” then the company is considered as censoring “Christmas.”

Color Code:

Company uses the term “Christmas” on a regular basis, we consider that company Christmas-friendly.

Company refers to Christmas infrequently, or in a single advertising medium, but not in others.

Company may use “Christmas” sparingly in a single or unique product description, but as a company, does not recognize it.

A company may be removed from the “bad” list by providing documentation to AFA.

SPECIAL ALERT! AFA is calling for a “Christmas” boycott of Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic stores.

Companies FOR “Christmas”
updated 11-10-09

Amazon.com
Bass Pro Shops
Bath & Body Works
Bed Bath & Beyond
Belk
Big Lots
Collective Brands
Costco
Dollar Tree
Family Dollar
Dollar General
Hallmark
Hobby Lobby
Home Depot
JC Penney
Kmart
Lowe’s
Macy’s
Meijer
Menard’s
Michael’s Stores
Neiman Marcus
Petsmart
Rite Aid
Sears
Super D Drug Stores
Target
Toys R Us
Walgreens
Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club

Companies marginalizing “Christmas”
updated 11-10-09

Best Buy
Hy-Vee Stores
Kohl’s
QVC
Safeway

Companies against “Christmas”
updated 11-10-09

Advance Auto Parts
Aldi
Barnes & Noble
Books-A-Million
Braum’s Ice Cream
CVS Pharmacy
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Gap Stores
Harris Teeter Stores
H.E.B. Stores
Home Shopping Network
Kroger
Limited Brands
McDonald’s
Nordstrom
Office Depot
Olive Garden
Outback Steakhouse
Publix
Radio Shack
Staples
SUPERVALU
Victoria’s Secret

Want to report a company? Send your detailed report to christmas@afa.net. Note: AFA does not list local or regional companies. Only nationally-recognized companies will be listed.