The income and payroll tax system saddles Americans with $1trillion of annual illegal evasion and endless loopholes, exclusions, exceptions, adjustments, deductions and credits. The omplexity is such that no one can comprehend it fully, not even those who wrote it.

The income tax is notoriously unstable with thousands of proposed Congressional changes made each year with lobbyists behind almost every one of them. The end result is a system that imposes an immense cost on U.S. businesses in both time and money. Any significant job-producing, economy-cultivating expansion or organic growth investment must first be analyzed by tax attorneys, consultants and CPAs to scenario plan, strategize and model out effects of potential changes to the tax code.

Under the FAIRtax, U.S. businesses will have a consistent, level playing field that treats all businesses fairly with no tax on any business income. Most U.S. businesses are wholesale companies selling products and services to other businesses along the supply chain and under the FAIRtax, there is no business to business tax. Only those businesses engaged in retail sales directly to the consumer will have to collect and remit the FAIRtax. That means that just a few companies (WalMart, Home Depot, Macy’s, Amazon, etc.) would bring in the vast majority of FAIRtax receipts. This will drastically reduce illegal evasion by over 90%.

Further, American companies will no longer have an employment penalty. The current obligation to match each employee’s 7.65% Social Security and Medicare tax withholding goes away under the FAIRtax. Also, the built-in embedded (and difficult to see) cost of income and payroll tax along the supply chain, estimated to be over 20% of the cost of all U.S. retail goods

Projects include a new express lane on I-4 in Hillsborough County, critical truck parking facility, and the nation’s first Advanced Air Mobility aerial test bed

BARTOW, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced major steps for congestion relief in Central Florida. These include 17 miles of new express lanes on Interstate 4 (I-4) in Hillsborough County and a new truck parking facility along the I-4 corridor in Polk County. The state is also breaking ground on the nation’s first infrastructure for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), an entirely new mode of transportation.

“Florida’s conservative policies and sound fiscal management have produced one of the strongest economies in the nation,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. “Through our Moving Florida Forward initiative, we are making record infrastructure investments and completing projects ahead of schedule to meet the needs of our growing state.”

“Thanks to Governor DeSantis’ leadership, we’ve successfully brought revolutionary congestion relief projects to life for Florida’s residents and visitors,” said Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jared W. Perdue, P.E. “Our work to accelerate congestion relief, especially along the I-4 corridor, is a commitment we will continue to deliver on.”

Projects included in today’s announcement build upon Governor DeSantis’ commitment to reducing congestion along Florida’s busiest travel and freight corridors through the Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative, which has expedited major projects 10-15 years in advance. Continue reading →

MIAMI, Fla.– Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Success Academy, one of the nation’s highest-performing charter school networks, is opening its first charter school in Miami as part of Florida’s Schools of Hope initiative. This represents a major expansion of high-quality educational options for families living in communities served by persistently low-performing schools.

“Florida leads the nation in educational freedom, and today we are adding to that promise,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. “With Success Academy opening in Miami, students will now have access to one of the highest-performing education models in the country. Florida’s families deserve world-class education, and we will continue to make it available to every child no matter their zip code.”

“Under Governor DeSantis’ leadership, parents are empowered to choose the educational path that best suits their children’s unique needs,” said Commissioner of Education Anastasios Kamoutsas. “Success Academy offers families another high-quality option, backed by a nationally recognized track record of academic excellence and school improvement.” Continue reading →

STUART, Fla.— Governor Ron DeSantis highlighted the success of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Python Action Team – Removing Invasive Constrictors (PATRIC) program in achieving record-setting removal numbers of invasive Burmese Pythons from Florida’s Everglades. The governor also called on funding for the program to be continued annually to build off of the state’s initial $2 million investment in 2025.

“FWC’s partnership with Inversa has supercharged the removal of invasive Burmese Pythons from the Everglades,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. “The new program accomplished more removals in July 2025 alone than in the entire year before. Our $2 million investment in python removal in the state budget has made this partnership possible, amplifying the success of the PATRIC program. We must now build on their achievements and continue investing in this proven strategy to protect the Everglades for many years to come.”