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It did not state that all conservative groups apps were held in suspense.
It did not state that no liberal apps were held in suspense.
It did not make a detailed analysis of the merits of any of the applications.
IRS Targeting Right Wing Groups
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It did not state that all conservative groups apps were held in suspense.
It did not state that no liberal apps were held in suspense.
It did not make a detailed analysis of the merits of any of the applications.
Can you show me where I ever said progressive?
Also no it is not my interpretation, That is what the report says. Now is the report true, That's the question.
I never said all either.
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The real story here is that the Tea Party should not be approved for this classification, and they are bullying the IRS into letting them abuse the system. The Tea Party Groups can operate as a nonprofit without the IRS approval if they are so sure that their intentions are pure. I think that the Tea Parties are social welfare organizations in name only, but actually campaign organizations, from my observations of them. Therefore, their applications should not only be delayed , but denied.
Congress should just close this grey area loophole, but both parties benefit from a messy situation, and want to keep the campaign coffers full, but hook or by crook.
Congress should just close this grey area loophole, but both parties benefit from a messy situation, and want to keep the campaign coffers full, but hook or by crook.
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I really have believed in Obama the man while second-guessing some of his decisions as The Executive. This is the first thing I can think of that has shaken my opinion substantially. I'm really disappointed.
For the sake of all of us I sure hope something ACTUALLY happens in the government sometime soon. Something good, obviously.
For the sake of all of us I sure hope something ACTUALLY happens in the government sometime soon. Something good, obviously.
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If the report is comparing the word Progressive to the words Tea Party, and it is, then the report is flawed.
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Why?
Where are you getting your information from?
I don't believe that there is any connection between the IRS actions and Obama.
You want the IRS to be independent , don't you? Are you upset that Obama is failing to exert more control over IRS actions?
That is what we call an opinion.
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A correct opinion.
I'll lean on The Daily Show here and mention that it seems anytime his administration gets caught in obvious misconduct, his go-to response is to feign that he first heard about it on the news as well. That means one of two things:
1) He's lying about how much he knows which can lead you into a rabbit hole.
2) He needs to get his house in order and has had to for a long time and he makes a poor excuse for a guy that's supposed to be running the show moreso than any individual in government.
It's one or some mixture of both. Neither comfort me.
I'm guessing you meant me. Please don't abbreviate my name. I've been "One Brow" for 30 years, and I'm not fond of other variations.
You missed this part: Contributions to 501(c)(4) organizations are usually not deductible as charitable contributions for U.S. federal income tax, with a few exceptions.[
You need IRS approval to have donations be tax-deductible.
There were three different paragraphs on the experiences of organizations with liberal-sounding names. I see no need to force you to read the article.
Still waiting for you to provide an iota of evidence that liberal groups were targeted recently.
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People should stop getting so upset just because the guys on FOX or COMEDY CENTRAL are upset. Those guys screw up issues a lot.
So, you think that Obama directed the IRS to discriminate against conservative groups based on zero evidence. and it does not matter to you that the Tea Party is a campaign oriented organization, and therefore should not be approved for nonprofit status.