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Are Democrats upset at Government audits?

It seems like the Government loves to audit private citizens and private business, but when
THEY get audited by the people, they act like the world is ending.

What would the IRS think if I screamed bloody murder, when they did an audit on my business?

I sat with my accountant and smiled, while providing everything they needed. Everything was
in order, easy peezy.

Democrats need to sit down and STFU. If everything is in order, it will be easy peezy.

I get they feeling that lefties are worried that their elected officials are in danger, why is that?
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DogMan · 61-69, M
From what I gather, most Conservatives are for the Audits, and Dems are against.

The Dems that are not totally against, would like to see elected officials audit their
own programs, is that about right?

I remember when Barney Frank was allowed to investigate himself and his
department. He found everything was good to go.
ViciDraco · 41-45, M
@DogMan Definitely not against audits. I would favor a non-partisan commission to handle them with members of said commission going through proper security clearance.

Imagine if Biden had just let Soros do an audit without following any process. I don't think conservatives would be against AN audit, but they would be right to question who is doing the audit and the motives and biases of the team assembled to report results.

I'm more anti-republican than I am pro-democrat, but my general concern over doge audits is definitely who is doing them and why they are doing them and what they would consider waste and what they might choose to not report.

Both parties are corrupt as hell. It's easy to build a narrative against one or the other through selective reporting. But in addition to that concern, I have watched Republicans claim government does not work over many decades and then seeking power specifically to sabotage it and make sure it doesn't work. So I'm extra suspicious of them.

I would rather there be a leech on a system that otherwise works than to destroy the system to spite the leeches.
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sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@ViciDraco Spending $47,000 for a “transgender opera” in Colombia surely proves that the system is working, right?
trollslayer · 46-50, M
No. The concern is over how the "audits" are being conducted, and by whom. The DOGE is a completely unilateral operation - none of them are elected officials, none have been vetted by congress, and there seem to be no laws or regulations to how they conduct the audits. In other words, they are doing what they want and circumventing laws and court orders. There are no guarantees that those doing the auditing do not have a personal stake in the results.

Like it or not, the IRS is following laws passed by congress and signed by the president. And when your house is assessed for property taxes, you can appeal, and if you don't like it, you can vote the assessor out of office.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@trollslayer And the DOGE auditors are under the elected President of the United States as part of the Executive Branch
trollslayer · 46-50, M
@DogMan I'm not talking about security clearances...
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4meAndyou · F
The Democrats didn't provide the IRS with GUNS because they trust you to sit quietly while your audit is performed. You are an honest citizen, you paid your taxes, and you didn't need to be shot...🤣🤣🤣

The Democrats are screaming because their slush funds and honey pots are going to come to an end. DOGE has peeled back the coverings, and now we can all see what these criminals have been doing with our money.

AND in addition to the screaming, the Democrat/Socialist/Marxists are claiming that Trump and Doge are NOT doing this to stop huge waste and fraud in government...but that they are doing this to punish THEM!!!!!

Basically...if they were capable of being logical, which they are NOT...the Democrat/Socialist/Marxists would understand that by claiming they are being punished, they are admitting they KNOW they did something wrong, and are claiming responsibility.
@4meAndyou Aren't democrats always saying "no one is above the law"? Of course they mean no one, but them.
4meAndyou · F
@BizSuitStacy Exactly.
Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
Their elected officials in danger...? 🤔

I can't imagine why.
DogMan · 61-69, M
@Thinkerbell Could we call what they are doing, aiding and abetting? or obstruction?
Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
@DogMan

Corruption, and trying to cover it up.
Thrust · 56-60, M
@Thinkerbell

They'd NEVER do that! 😮
ViciDraco · 41-45, M
Funny that when it's people crossing the border you expect them to follow strict rules and processes.

But when it's a billionaire auditing public services he has a vested interest in shutting down then suddenly law and procedure doesn't matter.
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DogMan · 61-69, M
@ViciDraco Right, not just Liberal judges, but Unelected Liberal judges are trying to stop Trump,
and thwart Democracy. The people elected Trump to do this stuff. Democracy at its best.

I guess if Democrats ever take back the Whitehouse, we will try to stop everything they
do, even if it's in the best interest of the country.
trollslayer · 46-50, M
@DogMan true democracy = majority rule. Generally a bad thing for society because majority = one more = minorities have zero power. I’m sure you were crying when Democrats passed the ACA on a party line vote.
graphite · 61-69, M
Democrats want their scandals and wasteful spending hidden from the public. And it looks like the USA is run by judges now, who veto what Trump wants to do.
graphite · 61-69, M
@DogMan Democrat talking points say "No one elected Musk." And no one elected these judges, either.
DogMan · 61-69, M
@graphite I wonder who elected Soros? The only difference is that Musk is showing us
what he is doing. Soros is doing his behind the scenes, under the cover of darkness.
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Patriot96 · 56-60, C
DOD failed 6 audits in a row
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SteelHands · 61-69, M
Job?

Oh I get you. Job by the definition of sitting staring at a monitor reading and commenting on social media. Since pretending to serve a purpose is what most people do in government "jobs."
4meAndyou · F
@DogMan That's just like universities and ANY federal grant...if the money hasn't been spent by renewal time, they hurry and spend it on ANY old useless thing they can find, in order to qualify for MORE!!!

THAT has to change. Trump take note!
SteelHands · 61-69, M
The vast landscape of alphabet agencies are bordering on crime cartels these days. With vastly expanded federal enforcement agencies reduced to being paid brutes using everything from direct intimidation of private citizens to full blown Reichstag/gestappo tactics. Ordained by fascistic Billion dollar "Globalstars" these demagogues pull the strings of bought and paid for elected officials, our news media, and private banks.

The Russians see this place as infested by Nazis, and the Chinese think our people are at least a bit conquerable, cowering under their influence, just waiting for our opening to pay those sons a bees back for selling us out to the fat cats.

They might be right, but I gotta say, i wouldn't put a dollar on a legless dogs head in any of them races.
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It’s fascinating to witness huh..
in their anti trump stance, they’re now defending and justifying massive fraud, corruption, theft, treason..

Pmsl 🍿
Patriot96 · 56-60, C
Gotta change their shorts
graphite · 61-69, M
Warren runs away when challenged about her opposition to government transparency.
[media=https://youtu.be/rBMA3zbgDK0]
DogMan · 61-69, M
@graphite Transparency only goes one way apparently. Or maybe she thinks Transparency has
something to do with Trans Parents. 🤔
goliathtree · 56-60, M
The gaslighting is at an all time high.
YoMomma ·
Yeah cause they are embezzling trillions
BigGuy2 · 31-35, M
I find it quite comical really, it's so obvious that where the Hypocrats protest the most, you'll find the worst cases of Corruption
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graphite · 61-69, M
@YourMomsSecretCrush Democrats are forming "task forces," filing lawsuit after lawsuit, printing "No one voted for Musk" signs. Democrats absolutely freaking out over exposure of their scams.

 
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