IRS Targeting Right Wing Groups

[Stoked]

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/20...yond-tea-party-criteria-broader-than-thought/

https://www.cnn.com/2013/05/13/politics/irs-conservative-targeting/index.html

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/11/irs-tea-party_n_3260286.html?ir=Politics

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blog...get-tea-party-petitioners-as-a-group/?hpid=z1

The IRS has, for at least the last 2 years, targeted right wing/conservative groups for audits and reviews of tax exempt statuses.

What are your thoughts on this and is it an IRS problem or a government problem and why?

 

[Tony]

Are right wing news outlets the only ones reporting this?

 

[Stoked]

Are right wing news outlets the only ones reporting this?

This leads me to believe that you did not even read the links I provided. If you would have then you would see that they are from the Huffingtonpost and CNN in addition to Fox and the Washington Post.

 

[One Brow]

The IRS has, for at least the last 2 years, targeted right wing/conservative groups for audits and reviews of tax exempt statuses.

What are your thoughts on this and is it an IRS problem or a government problem and why?

It's an IRS/government problem that they focused on key words like "Tea Party" at one point. That was wrong.

However, there were a lot of new groups springing up after 2008, and it makes sense to look at all the new politically oriented non-profits carefully (or at least, a a randomly chosen subset to begin with), to make sure that they were following the rules for non-profits. So, the general idea was acceptable, but how it was carried out was wrong, and some people should be held accountable for that.

 

[Tony]

This leads me to believe that you did not even read the links I provided. If you would have then you would see that they are from the Huffingtonpost and CNN in addition to Fox and the Washington Post.

AKA the news organizations with some of the most right winged views and agendas.

If this is true though, then good. The right wing and the right wing extremists are destroying this country with their greed.

 

[Stoked]

AKA the news organizations with some of the most right winged views and agendas.

If this is true though, then good. The right wing and the right wing extremists are destroying this country with their greed.

What do yo think CNN ands the huffington post is if not the fox news and wash post of the left? Just admit you didn't click the links.

 

[One Brow]

What do yo think CNN ands the huffington post is if not the fox news and wash post of the left? Just admit you didn't click the links.

HuffPo is liberal. CNN is not (there's a big gap between CNN and MSNBC).

 

[Stoked]

HuffPo is liberal. CNN is not (there's a big gap between CNN and MSNBC).

Huff is obviously more liberal than CNN but I'd state that CNN is center left. Either way it shows that across the spectrum is reporting on this issue.

 

[Tony]

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/13/irs-scrutiny-went-beyond-tea-party-criteria-broader-than-thought/

https://www.cnn.com/2013/05/13/politics/irs-conservative-targeting/index.html

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/11/irs-tea-party_n_3260286.html?ir=Politics

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/05/13/why-did-the-irs-target-tea-party-petitioners-as-a-group/?hpid=z1

I don't need to click the links to see what site they'd direct me to...

 

[Stoked]

I don't need to click the links to see what site they'd direct me to...

So then are you telling me that CNN and Huffington post are right wing? If not then why ask if only right wing outlets are reporting on the issue when you can see that is not the case?

 

[One Brow]

Huff is obviously more liberal than CNN but I'd state that CNN is center left. Either way it shows that across the spectrum is reporting on this issue.

CNN looks center-left to those on the right, and center-right to those on the left.

 

[Stoked]

CNN looks center-left to those on the right, and center-right to those on the left.

Possibly. Still does not change the validity of my point.