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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe all "hate" the IRS...what is so special about his 2-year old "scandal?"
Oh, wait...yes, this was settled a long time ago. The administration apologized for the policies which allowed it to happen, the policies were stopped, funding was cut...TWO YEARS AGO.
So why does Issa still have a boner?
Oh, wait...I just looked at all the crap he spewed before Obama was elected and then re-elected...It's pretty obvious what he's up to. "Poison the jury pool." And he expects us to be the jury.
Warpy
(111,359 posts)The real scandal is that these obvious political groups got tax exempt status as "social welfare" groups since they're obvious political money laundering rackets.
If they get enough dumb people screaming "politically motivated investigations targeting the right!" they'll have deflected everyone away from the real scandal, their approval by a Bush appointee at the IRS.
emulatorloo
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(135,888 posts)wandy
(3,539 posts)http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2013/05/29/the-irs-role-in-obamacare-and-how-republicans-are-using-it/
Now that the IRS has admitted to unfairly targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, Republicans plan to make the agency, which is responsible for carrying out much of President Obama's health care law, the poster child for dysfunctional government, and a giant liability for Democrats.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2013/05/29/the-irs-role-in-obamacare-and-how-republicans-are-using-it/
Not convinced yet? Just google irs oboamcare republicans
Read enough articles and you'll find out that if you're a teapublican the IRSSoup Nazi will say 'no health care for you'!
Darn, Obamacare must be going to eventually hurt the insurance companies bottom line big time.