The “Fair Tax” Rally In Columbia

Economy | June 16, 2009

By David Stokes | Read Time 1 minute

That twittering blogger himself, Mr. Combest, linked to a number of articles about the “Fair Tax” rally in Columbia this past weekend. I commend all the participants in the rally for getting out and fighting for a better tax system for our state’s economic growth. For an article about the proposal written by Dr. Rik Hafer — an economics professor with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and a research fellow with the Show-Me Institute — check here.

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David Stokes

David Stokes is a St. Louis native and a graduate of Saint Louis University High School and Fairfield (Conn.) University. He spent six years as a political aide at the St. Louis County Council before joining the Show-Me Institute in 2007. Stokes was a policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute from 2007 to 2016. From 2016 through 2020 he was Executive Director of Great Rivers Habitat Alliance, where he led efforts to oppose harmful floodplain developments done with abusive tax subsidies. Stokes rejoined the Institute in early 2021 as the Director of Municipal Policy. He is a past president of the University City Library Board. He served on the St. Louis County 2010 Council Redistricting Commission and was the 2012 representative to the Electoral College from Missouri’s First Congressional District. He lives in University City with his wife and their three children.

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