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Today, the fair tax act of 2013 lives on. it would also abolish the irs, the income tax, and repeal the 16th amendment that allows for the income tax in the first place. in other words, good-bye to the last hundred years of american governance. that, however, is an uphill battle, even for an empowered right wing. so instead of getting rid of the irs, republicans are very successfully hollowed out and hamstrung the agency. george w. bush did his part by slashing the number of lawyers who audited wealthy americans. today's republicans are picking up right where he left off. the house subcommitte...

America. we made a 30 minute movie about the irs targeting. why that can happen with the current tax coat and the bureaucracy that lies behind the irs. and talks to people action to say we need real reform which actually includes something as big as repealing the 16th amendment. we -- we are tired of tinkering around the edges. right now tonight across america people are educating their friends and their neighbors and their families and their own homes with our movie. >> the tea party express, give me the update. >> well, i think the tea party movement started off as you pointed out as a noisy...

They have more power than any other agency because there's a presumption of guilt. you give this kind of now increased power because of obama care to regulate people's lives. it is inherently corrupt. you cannot function in a way that's going to at all be in the side of freedom loving people. i think we need to look at what someone suggested, you have to repeal the 16th amendment, get rid of this income tax. that's the source of the problem and do something. >> couldn't agree more. rick, only a minute left. i have to get a quick answer out of you. you voted for the patriot act when it was firs...

>> thanks for having us. >> arthel: what could make this process totally blow up and how likely is this to become a he said, she said process and it's all about the political divide? >> it is all about the political divide, arthel. the irs has been used by richard nixon and now surrogate of barak obama. the irs came in courtesy of the 16th amendment as high button shoes were going out, a century ago. what we need to do is get rid of the irs, repeal the 16th amendment, set up a fair tax or flat tax you and won't have the potential for these kinds of scandals. thinking that congress can reform a...

The opportunity is dramatically lowered. people will always try to figure ways around the system. but what we have is a situation where we don't have enough jobs, we don't have enough production, and we have too much consumption, and we're taxing one and giving the other a free pass and that's got to stop. and ultimately that responsibility lives with congress. you don't have to have income taxes and payroll taxes. the two most vibrant economies in the world right now run with no income tax and no capital gapes taxes. those are florida and texas. two of the 20 largest economies in the world an...