IRS Scrutiny Went Beyond the Political

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This is another article that gives facts that oppose the idea that the IRS taregted conservative groups. It points out the different groups that received similar questions to conservative groups and had similar waits. According to the article, technology groups actually had the worst time. None of the open source code groups have been able to get tax exempt status.


"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 almost identical to the ones it was sending to Tea Party groups at the time.

What are “the qualifications and experience” of Break the Bonds instructors? Does the group “present a sufficiently full and fair explanation of the relevant facts” about the West Bank and Gaza? Provide copies of pamphlets, brochures or other literature distributed at group events? Reveal all fees collected and “any voluntary contributions” made at group functions? Provide a template of petitions, postcards and any other material used to influence legislation, and a detailed accounting of the time and money spent to influence state legislators?"


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/05/us/politics/irs-scrutiny-went-beyond-the-political.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

[Thinkingabout]

1. As of last week FOX was still talking about conversative groups being targeted

By IRS. You sure don't hear rattle mouth Issa talking about it anymore. It never was a scandal but the GOP works overtime to try to create a scandal. If they worked as hard in creating jobs and doing their job of governing we would be far ahead.