Although owner Mike McLean admits that most political coffeehouses lean left, he felt the salon model would work just as well for right-of-center sentiments, as his newly opened Horse Shoe restaurant proves.
In addition to having a lengthy menu, the Grass Roots Café has an agenda: “We’re actively involved in the FairTax Movement,” explains McLean, who opened the eatery with his wife Carol and son Matt. “We have plenty of information here if someone’s interested in tax reform.”
While the McLeans are legally bound to collect and pay taxes at their restaurant, their aggravation with the system surfaces on the menu, on which every item’s price is listed with and without tax.
“We believe very much in the visibility of tax,” says McLean, who has long organized motorcycle rides to publicize the FairTax, an initiative that would replace all federal income taxes with a national retail-sales tax.

Read the whole story at FairTax.org and also donate to the cause while there. Original story at mountainx.com

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