IRS Releases Statement on Nonprofit Group Reviews
Mistakes were made
Says the Tea Party is the "Taliban wing of American politics"
Conservative groups were unfairly scrutinized in 2012
Criminal investigation to be launched
Approaching 500 different organizations
Evaluation of agency's targeting of Tea Party groups is not gentle
Is he being punished for asking the wrong questions?
Were any laws broken by singling out conservative groups?
Until its hand was forced, of course
Says it learned only recently
The tax agency is supposed to enforce compliance, but is now enmeshed in scandal
The long, disturbing history of using the Internal Revenue Service to target political opponents.
Someone let him know he's in charge of the executive branch!
Not so much a low-level affair
That's probably not standard procedure
If only we didn't have these nasty grassroots groups mucking up politics
A hard-to-ignore abuse of power
Organizations that "criticize how the country is run" also carefully inspected
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) says last week's admission by the IRS is "chilling"
The government agency apologizes, says "mistakes were made."
Says it's under investigation
Not buying argument that inappropriate reviews were not motivated by politics
But insists high-level officials weren't involved. Right.
Today's example of the dangers of massive bureaucracies
Good areas to not live if you want minimal hassles
IRS threats are turning the business into a cash industry
Taxes can make anything suck
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