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Democrats Just Hired 87,000 More IRS Employees to Harass, Attack Americans

Democrats Just Hired 87,000 More IRS Employees to Harass, Attack Americans — Here’s a List of the Conservative Groups the Obama IRS Targeted in 2012

On March 26, 2014, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform. Koskinen told Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) during the hearing that Lois Lerner’s emails were archived and it would take a long time to retrieve them.

In June 2014 the IRS told Congress Lois Lerner’s emails were lost in a computer crash.

Lois Lerner was head of the exempt organizations division of the IRS, which oversaw applications for tax-exempt status, including those from political groups. Lerner, a committed leftist, was at the center of Obama’s IRS targeting scandal.

Thousands of emails were later recovered by an Inspector General that were not previously produced for Congress.
The IRS leadership was targeting conservatives and lying about it to Congress.

The emails confirmed Lerner funneled information on conservative groups to at least one Democratic lawmaker.

Documents released in July 2016 revealed the IRS knew of Tea Party targeting since 2011.

The IRS released a list in 2016 of 426 Tea Party and conservative groups that were targeted during the Obama years.

The IRS Conservative Targeting Scandal included:

Hundreds of conservative groups were targeted
At least 5 pro-Israel groups
Constitutional groups
Groups that criticized Obama administration
At least two pro-life groups
An 83 year-old Nazi concentration camp survivor
A 180 year-old Baptist paper
A Texas voting-rights group
A Hollywood conservative group was targeted and harassed
Conservative activists and businesses
At least one conservative Hispanic group
IRS continued to target groups even after the scandal was exposed
10% of Tea Party donors were audited by the IRS
And… 100% of the 501(c)(4) Groups Audited by IRS Were Conservative

In 2017 Judicial Watch released 695 pages of documents from the IRS that contained admissions by IRS officials that the agency used “inappropriate political labels” to screen the tax-exempt applications of conservative organizations.

They were targeting conservatives. It was on purpose. And they admitted it in writing.

Even Dr. Ben Carson was caught up in the IRS targeting scandal.

When the Democrats promise that the IRS will not target the middle class or will not target conservatives — DON’T BELIEVE THEM!

Just ask the Trump supporters sitting in prison today without trial for standing outside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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TinyViolins · 31-35, M
I think they're trying to undo the actions of the Trump administration where he gutted the IRS and his wealthy business buddies were able to escape paying their fair share, which lead to a 2 TRILLION dollar shortfall in revenue.

Not saying we need 87,000 more auditors, but we definitely need something more effective than what we've been having
@TinyViolins Big money and politicians of all stripes, bedfellows. 740 PARK AVENUE. They’ve all been screwing the American citizens and been doing it for a long time.
Budwick · 70-79, M
@TinyViolins [quote] we definitely need something more effective than what we've been having[/quote]

What's wrong with what we've been having? Other than the targeting of specific groups and individuals?
TinyViolins · 31-35, M
@Budwick Billionaires and the super rich are able to avoid paying several hundred billion dollars per year into the system. Estimates vary, but they're all 12 figures annually.

The rich have been getting richer and richer for more than a decade while more and more Americans are piling up at the bottom. Being able to get some of that tax revenue can lead to things that benefit our lives, investments in schools or healthcare, government projects that create jobs, new roads and bridges and transportation systems that make it safer to get from one place to another.

The options are a lot more open when we can hold the rich accountable. Getting these IRS auditors to follow the paper trails and accurately audit the mega-wealthy will go a long way towards making society fairer for all of us
easterniowegin · 51-55, M
@TinyViolins democrats never met a tax they didn't like. Why is the default that everybcitizen and business entity must always pay taxes? But then create stupid loopholes?!
Budwick · 70-79, M
@TinyViolins [quote] Getting these IRS auditors to follow the paper trails and accurately audit the mega-wealthy will go a long way towards making society fairer for all of us[/quote]

And, you say that because of the success they've had so far?

The options must be pay offs and more corruption. Cuz they're not making any advances.
This bill is simply to punish targets of the left - period.
TinyViolins · 31-35, M
@Budwick Republicans in Congress have been gutting the IRS since at least 2010, which not coincidentally tracks with an increasing share of wealth for the 1%.

When you cut police funding, you would expect an increase in crime. When you cut IRS funding, we've been seeing an increase in tax evasion and wealth hoarding. If you've ever worked in a place that's been short-staffed, you know how hard it is to get stuff done properly.

I know the IRS isn't perfect and bureaucracy is full of unnecessary bloat, but when the consequences are as damaging as they have been, something needs to be done. I'm hoping this is only a stop-gap solution until there are better tax laws and systems of compliance
@easterniowegin [quote]democrats never met a tax they didn't like.[/quote]
That is simply not true. What is true, however, is that Republicans never met a wealthy billionaire for whom they did not wish to offer a tax cut. That is why it is no longer possible to support a family of four on a single minimum wage income. Poor Americans are obliged to pick up the slack from wealthy elites such as Jeff Bezos who pay no income taxes whatsoever.

@Budwick [quote]This bill is simply to punish targets of the left - period.[/quote]
I should like to see some evidence of that claim. However, knowing the source, I will not hold my breath.