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Tag: internal revenue service

Jul 5
2013

What IRS Scandal? Time For Issa To Be Investigated

Politics

Another blow to Darrell Issa’s witch hunt into the I.R.S. “targetting conservatives” has been dealt: In 2010, a tiny Palestinian-rights group called Minnesota Break the Bonds applied to the Internal Revenue Service for tax-exempt status. Two years and a lot of prodding later, the I.R.S. sent the group’s leaders a series of questions and requests […]

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Jun 26
2013

It's Time For Oversight of Darrell Issa

Politics

Yesterday news broke that the IRS had also been targetting progressive groups, as well as others: George’s report criticized the IRS for using “inappropriate criteria” to identify tea party and other conservative groups. It did not mention more liberal organizations, but in response to questions from lawmakers at congressional hearings, George said he had recently […]

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May 20
2013

The Real IRS Scandal – Politics!

Politics

With news of the IRS targeting Tea Party groups evolving everyday, one constant has remained – politics. We have Republicans out there going as far as saying impeachment of President Obama could be a possibility and everyone else trying to make this an anchor on the Oval Office. For example, yesterday Rand Paul said this: […]

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May 13
2013

Marco Rubio Doesn't Care About The IRS Scandal

Politics

In my previous post I mentioned how the IRS targeting political groups is an actual scandal and one that needs investigated and addressed. I also mentioned how the last thing we need is to turn something so serious into a run of the mill, beltway witch hunt. Well that’s exactly what some of the darlings […]

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May 13
2013

On That IRS Scandal

Politics

With news that the IRS was targeting conservative groups, the right has a true scandal on their hands. The IRS is not to be used as a political tool and this kind of activity should give everyone of us reason to worry, despite our ideological beliefs. Luckily Congress is going to be holding hearings into […]

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Apr 4
2011

Bailing Out The Drug Lords

Economy

Wells Fargo  received $25 billion from the George Bush TARP program. One of Wells Fargo’s biggest problems was the acquisition of Wachovia in December of 2008. Wachovia came with a whole slew of problems, but probably none bigger than this: On 10 April 2006, a DC-9 jet landed in the port city of Ciudad del […]

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Mar 19
2011

Making The IRS The Abortion Police

Society

The House Republicans are determined to expand the role of the IRS: Under a GOP-backed bill expected to sail through the House of Representatives, the Internal Revenue Service would be forced to police how Americans have paid for their abortions. To ensure that taxpayers complied with the law, IRS agents would have to investigate whether […]

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Apr 6
2010

Scarborough Has A Man Crush On Bernard Kerik

News

This morning on Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough declared the Bernard Kerik has a great man that they only went after because Rudy Giulliani ran for President. Either Joe is crushing on Rudy and Bernard so much that he is flat out lying, or Joe is a moron. Actually it could be both, but let’s recap […]

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Dec 15
2009

Citi Gets Another Bailout

Economy

Instead of letting Congress vote on one, the IRS went ahead and gave it to them: The federal government quietly agreed to forgo billions of dollars in potential tax payments from Citigroup as part of the deal announced this week to wean the company from the massive taxpayer bailout that helped it survive the financial […]

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Apr 30
2009

Another Republicon

Misc

From the local files of corrupt Republicans: Joseph Ruscigno, former Butler County Republican Party finance chairman and husband of failed county commission candidate Rawnica Dillingham, pleaded guilty this week to a federal tax obstruction charge. In federal court Wednesday, Ruscigno admitted trying to cheat the Internal Revenue Service out of back taxes owed by Fitch […]

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