IRS Scandal

[webe4angels]

Husband watches Headline News...

I watch CNN...

Amazing what is going on.... 

[joker365247]

some of these groups, like carl rove's boost about how they were so good at bending if not breaking the rules, why shouldn't they be looked at twice? that is is all this is about, groups that said they wanted to break the rules having their applications looked at more closely. we need to get rid of 501 groups and super pacs they are destorying our electoral process.

[hawkeye3210]

some of these groups, like carl rove's boost about how they were so good at bending if not breaking the rules, why shouldn't they be looked at twice? that is is all this is about, groups that said they wanted to break the rules having their applications looked at more closely. we need to get rid of 501 groups and super pacs they are destorying our electoral process.

Actually, that is not what this about. All these organizations get the second look treatment, but the length and scrutiny for right-wing groups was significantly increased. There's no justification for that. Most of them were just small community groups started by average citizens and not some elaborate attempt to buy an election.

[jmccaskill]

The head of the IRS, Shulman, visited the White House 180 times during the last two years... his predecessor visited the White House ONCE during his entire stint. Hmmmm why was Shulman ever at the White House? This guy is supposed to be a manager, and should have absolutely NO part in policy making of any sort. His job is to oversee the IRS doing its job, nothing more. Yet this fellow was a constant presence in Obamas den of policy formulation. Yet our beloved President claims he had no knowledge of anything going on at the IRS... OK, then his people are the most incompetent batch of people the world has ever seen assembled in one place, especially so for White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler who has admitted to knowing of this criminal conduct practically since its first appearance. It is naïve to think that the President had no knowledge of this trash at any level. Sadly this scandal is so huge that Obama's knowing of it is almost a side issue.

Consider that the IRS singled out individuals they saw as being in opposition to Obama and his grand designs, and these same criminals are soon to be responsible for Obamacare. Pray that it never becomes known that you or a loved one has ever been tagged by the IRS as an opponent and you have to try to access the government run healthcare system... good luck!

[sigmapi1501]

Informative. Thanks!

Decent sarcasm.

[lvstephanie]

some of these groups, like carl rove's boost about how they were so good at bending if not breaking the rules, why shouldn't they be looked at twice? that is is all this is about, groups that said they wanted to break the rules having their applications looked at more closely. we need to get rid of 501 groups and super pacs they are destorying our electoral process.

i don't get what is so wrong with the irs looking more closely  at groups whose main belief is they should not have to pay taxes. the government looks at terror groups who want to kill people, police look into gangs who want to commit crimes, there is nothing wrong with looking into any group who say if they could they would break the law. also how can anyone say this political when the woman who was in charge is a republican appointed by george bush. if your job is to enforce the law it is easier to do that by looking it the people who say they want to break it.

Obviously you do not understand what the Tea Party movement is about. They are not some criminal organization trying to break any income tax laws nor are these groups even promoting tax evasion or even how to use the legal deductions to your advantage to reduce the amount of taxes you have to pay. The "Tea" in their name is an acronym for Taxed Enough Already. These organizations protest the idea that the Federal government has become so bloated in spending that it needs to continually increase tax rates in order to cover these costs. And the government spending is not just targeted towards more so called "left-wing" causes, but all areas of government; thus there are actually some left-wing people that attend Tea Party rallies to protest the expensive military spending. The organizations are trying to persuade government officials to learn to live within their means. Sure, there may be individuals within these groups that won't obey the tax laws, just as other organizations may have nut cases in their membership. Should the TSA scrutinize passengers more than the rest that are members of the Islamic Society of North America just because there may be members of that organization that are Islamic extremists that would like to see the downfall of the US and may support at least the cause of Islamic terrorism?

[jmccaskill]

some of these groups, like carl rove's boost about how they were so good at bending if not breaking the rules, why shouldn't they be looked at twice? that is is all this is about, groups that said they wanted to break the rules having their applications looked at more closely. we need to get rid of 501 groups and super pacs they are destorying our electoral process.

i don't get what is so wrong with the irs looking more closely  at groups whose main belief is they should not have to pay taxes. the government looks at terror groups who want to kill people, police look into gangs who want to commit crimes, there is nothing wrong with looking into any group who say if they could they would break the law. also how can anyone say this political when the woman who was in charge is a republican appointed by george bush. if your job is to enforce the law it is easier to do that by looking it the people who say they want to break it.

AND, we could make a very long list of the federal government employees that have paid no attention to paying their own taxes! Little Timmy Geitner comes to mind quite readily. Then there are the substantial number of congressional elected folks that seem to think that they are also exempt from paying taxes; should we mention Charles 'I've done nothing wrong' Rangel?

There are mobs of folks that will refuse to admit to anything that this administration does, regardless of how obvious, is wrong. Sad for them, they remind of the poor Jews of Germany that denied the workings of Hitler and his gang... that is until they were forced into the gas chambers...

Obviously you do not understand what the Tea Party movement is about. They are not some criminal organization trying to break any income tax laws nor are these groups even promoting tax evasion or even how to use the legal deductions to your advantage to reduce the amount of taxes you have to pay. The "Tea" in their name is an acronym for Taxed Enough Already. These organizations protest the idea that the Federal government has become so bloated in spending that it needs to continually increase tax rates in order to cover these costs. And the government spending is not just targeted towards more so called "left-wing" causes, but all areas of government; thus there are actually some left-wing people that attend Tea Party rallies to protest the expensive military spending. The organizations are trying to persuade government officials to learn to live within their means. Sure, there may be individuals within these groups that won't obey the tax laws, just as other organizations may have nut cases in their membership. Should the TSA scrutinize passengers more than the rest that are members of the Islamic Society of North America just because there may be members of that organization that are Islamic extremists that would like to see the downfall of the US and may support at least the cause of Islamic terrorism?