So where are all the IRS-Obama Scandle People now that the Truth is coming out?

Discussion in 'Politics' started by piezoe, Jun 25, 2013.

  1. LEAPup

    LEAPup

    Bullshit! You don't want the rules enforced!! You want traditional Americans tossed around by an out of control government. A government that's using you for your ability to follow, and be a good little sheep...
     
    #41     Jun 26, 2013
  2. piezoe

    piezoe

    Whatever guys, and zdreg too!. Have a nice night.
     
    #42     Jun 26, 2013
  3. Lucrum

    Lucrum

    Does that mean I can have a beer now?
     
    #43     Jun 26, 2013
  4. #44     Jun 27, 2013
  5. Max E.

    Max E.

    Whoops.

    IRS auditor reaffirms that conservatives, not liberals, were targeted

    The IRS‘ auditor told Congress this week that it stands by its determination that conservative groups were uniquely singled out for special scrutiny by the tax agency, rebutting Democrats’ contention that liberal groups also were targeted.

    The Treasury Department’s inspector general for tax administration (TIGTA) sent a letter Wednesday to congressional Democrats telling them that while several liberal groups may have gotten extra scrutiny, the IRS didn’t necessarily target those — but it did do so for conservative groups.

    “TIGTA concluded that inappropriate criteria were used to identify potential political cases for extra scrutiny — specifically, the criteria listed in our audit report. From our audit work, we did not find evidence that the criteria you identified, labeled “Progressives,” were used by the IRS to select potential political cases during the 2010 to 2012 timeframe we audited,” Inspector General J. Russell George said.

    He said that while 30 percent of groups that had the word “progressive” in their name were given extra scrutiny, 100 percent of groups with “tea party,” “patriot” or “9/12” in their names were pulled out for strict scrutiny, which involved what the IRS since has said were invasive and inappropriate questions.

    Democrats have argued that the IRS‘ scrutiny of applications for tax-exempt status hit both ideological sides equally, which would cut at the GOP’s argument that it was politically motivated. Instead, Democrats have said the scrutiny is the natural result of a jump in applications after campaign finance rules changed following the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Citizens United case.

    But Mr. George’s letter suggests that’s not the case.

    “While we have multiple sources of information corroborating the use of tea party and other related criteria we described in our report, including employee interviews, e-mails, and other documents, we found no indication in any of these other materials that ‘progressives’ was a term used to refer cases for scrutiny for political campaign intervention,” Mr. George wrote.

    Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news...s-conservatives-not-liberals-w/#ixzz2XQV88ESv
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    #45     Jun 27, 2013
  6. pspr

    pspr

    In peizeo's defense, when one only gets his news from liberal outlets he can't possibly know the honest facts in the matter. We can't condemn him for ignorance when the sources he uses refuse to give him the full and honest story. Ignorance is bliss for a liberal. :D

    BTW, I see another IRS official has pled the 5th before Congress this morning. "Nothing to see here. Just move along, folks."
     
    #46     Jun 27, 2013
  7. piezoe

    piezoe

    Isn't that the same inspector general that's been in charge of the investigation all along? So are you surprised that he is now trying to cover his ass after saying "well he didn't ask we to look at those." --idiot!

    And now we have "extra scrutiny" versus "targeting" . Isn't this rather insulting to your innate intelligence (whatever may be left of it.)

    Wouldn't you want to know what fraction of the 100% non-qualifying applications from blatantly political organizations were from "conservative" groups versus what % where from "left wing looney groups". Seems it was roughly 80/20. I would look for that ratio in the targeted/extra scrutiny ratio if I was doing this investigation.

    The IRS could make this problem go away just by following their rules and rejecting 100% of the application from political groups.
     
    #47     Jun 27, 2013
  8. Max E.

    Max E.

    And yet you trust the IRS to audit themselves, LOL.

    Surely if his claim that just 6 progressive groups versus 292 tea party groups were targeted for extra scrutiny is false it would be easy for the IRS to prove, so im eagerly awaiting their evidence to the contrary.
     
    #48     Jun 27, 2013

  9. Individuals such as Piezoe are sheep headed for serfdom. And too naive to see it.
     
    #49     Jun 27, 2013
  10. piezoe

    piezoe

    Hardly! I'd start by firing the inspector general and getting someone who understands statistics and that there is no difference between "singled out for extra scrutiny" and "being targeted."

    I've just learned the ratio was 15 conservative political organizations applying for every 1 progressive group. Incredible! GO IRS!!! Throw them all in jail for perjury.
     
    #50     Jun 27, 2013