better comparison to income tax rates. Taxpayers in a 25% income tax bracket pay $25 in federal income taxes out of every $100 they earn. With the 23% FairTax, taxpayers would pay $23 in taxes out of every $100 they spend. This is also how the legislation is written – as an inclusive tax. In 2007 Bruce Bartlett wrote that FairTax was originally devised by the Church of Scientology in the early 1990s as a way to get rid of the Internal Revenue Service. Representative John Linder told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Bartlett confused the FairTax movement with the Scientology-affiliated Citizens for an Alternative Tax System. Leo Linbeck, AFFT Chairman and CEO, stated "As a founder of Americans For Fair Taxation, I can state categorically, however, that Scientology played no role in the founding, research or crafting of the legislation giving expression to the FairTax." See also FairTax Americans for Tax Reform Citizens for an Alternative Tax System Citizens for Tax Justice National Taxpayers Union Tax Foundation James M. Bennett Americans Standing for the Simplification of the Estate Tax Notes External links Official site Organizational Profile – National Center for Charitable Statistics (Urban Institute) Economic advocacy groups in the United States Nonpartisan organizations in the United States Non-profit organizations based in Texas Tax reform in the United States Taxpayer groups Scientology-related controversies