James M. Bennett (born April 11, 1948) is a New Jersey–based nonpartisan[1][2][3] activist for FairTax, a tax reform strategy in the United States which would replace the Internal Revenue Service with a tax on consumption.
He promotes FairTax on newsradio talk programs,[4] television shows,[5][6] He speaks at workshops[7] and local conferences,[8] and manages an Internet-based promotional campaign.
He has written hundreds of letters to the editor to publications such as The Atlantic explaining his advocacy of FairTax[9][10] and urging citizens to write their congressperson to support FairTax bills in the House called H.R.25 and Senate called S.1025.
Bennett, in a television interview, explained "Americans for Fair Taxation is a nonprofit grassroots organization that is nonpartisan and it concentrates on one issue and its purpose is to educate the public about the FairTax act.
"[6] He conducted a letter writing campaign to try to persuade members of Congress to reform the tax code.