tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632224842501413538.post408187920535873837..comments2023-10-10T05:30:54.239-04:00Comments on Jo-Joe Politico: BIG BROTHER'S WATCH...OH, WHO CARES?Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09693381971064363612noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632224842501413538.post-21088351088278237112013-06-16T00:10:12.511-04:002013-06-16T00:10:12.511-04:00Joe - That's hilarious! So you don't thin...Joe - That's hilarious! So you don't think that a group whose entire reason for existence is "HEY! WE HATE THE GOVERNMENT AND WE HATE PAYING TAXES!" should receive any more scrutiny when applying for an exemption from having to pay taxes than a group who applies on a much stricter interpretation of the law?<br />Xavier Onassishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345787343828318445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632224842501413538.post-13204918260989714922013-06-15T21:12:40.617-04:002013-06-15T21:12:40.617-04:00XO"...should just rubber stamp all such appli...XO"...should just rubber stamp all such applications assuming all applicants are pure of heart."<br /><br />No, they should apply everything with an even hand and should not target people because of their political views, which is exactly what happened.<br /><br />It was not because they asked for something the law doesn't allow them to ask for, it was because they had a particular political viewpoint.<br /><br />Bad IRS, bad!<br />Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09693381971064363612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632224842501413538.post-60315714189348946232013-06-15T08:32:21.504-04:002013-06-15T08:32:21.504-04:00Joe - "I complain about being taxed by the fe...Joe - "I complain about being taxed by the federal government. Should they target me, harass me, and threaten me?"<br /><br />No. But if you put forth a claim that you, unlike everyone else, should be exempt from having to pay your taxes then you should absolutely come under greater scrutiny than someone who makes no such claim.<br /><br />Or do you think the government should just rubber stamp all such applications assuming all applicants are pure of heart and not attempting to defraud the American people because they don't like paying taxes?Xavier Onassishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345787343828318445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632224842501413538.post-25189831067918621492013-06-15T04:50:15.489-04:002013-06-15T04:50:15.489-04:00XO: "...complaining about being taxed by the ...XO: "...complaining about being taxed by the federal government..."<br /><br />That is not a reason to target someone.<br /><br />They legally applied for a particular status, and for that they were targeted. You think that's OK?<br /><br />Why am I not the least surprised?<br /><br />I complain about being taxed by the federal government. Should they target me, harass me, and threaten me?Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09693381971064363612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632224842501413538.post-59861956480817174572013-06-15T00:50:04.072-04:002013-06-15T00:50:04.072-04:00Joe - "This same IRS has engaged in targeting...Joe - "This same IRS has engaged in targeting conservatives just for being conservatives."<br /><br />That is not true. That is a lie.<br /><br />The IRS targeted groups who had a history of complaining about being taxed by the federal government (Taxed Enough Already = TEA Party) who were applying for tax exempt status.<br /><br />I think it is entirely appropriate that the IRS exercised due diligence in investigating such groups.<br /><br />Their motives for claiming tax exempt status should absolutely come under greater scrutiny.Xavier Onassishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345787343828318445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632224842501413538.post-6004044547632836832013-06-14T10:52:59.317-04:002013-06-14T10:52:59.317-04:00Joe - The IRS needs to stick to their job instead ...<br />Joe - The IRS needs to stick to their job instead of violating the rules. I'd think they have enough to do instead of getting into the Republicans' business and what's this about the parties. Enough is enough. Let's keep their nose out of our business that is not part of their job.sue haneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09901297559322048359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632224842501413538.post-32097545887137565132013-06-14T08:46:48.933-04:002013-06-14T08:46:48.933-04:00Thanks, Obama voters for the great job you did las...Thanks, Obama voters for the great job you did last November! .<br />Now this country is an open highway to disaster. we don't enforce laws when it comes to immigration, and treason is no different or Obama would of been sent out on a rail a long time ago.<br /> You just imposed on the rest of us degraded medical care and rising costs. This is no longer hypothetical or abstract. It's real. It's the law.<br /><br />Though it is hard to bear for leftist utopians, sometimes there are no ultimate solutions to social inequalities from big government. Maybe the solution was to keep the local family clinics so that when a homeless guy, reaching into a dumpster, cuts his hand on glass, he can go to the clinic and gets his stitches. Yes, we can have soup kitchens too.<br /><br />However, ObamaCare doesn't fix the problem.<br /><br />Utopian dreams and schemes can be worse than the problem, the cure worse than the disease.<br /><br />Dr. Frankenstein cried, "It's alive! It's alive!" Then the monster was unleashed.<br /><br />Thanks, Obama voters. You just unleashed the monster.The Screaming Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10357590316605196128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632224842501413538.post-34257206509015405892013-06-14T06:47:28.269-04:002013-06-14T06:47:28.269-04:00LR: "Trim the size of the government. As I ha...LR: "Trim the size of the government. As I have ALWAYS advocated, repeal the income tax and get rid of the IRS."<br /><br />If we cannot accomplish this, if the people will not insist on it, we are a half-a-breath away from total tyranny by the federal government.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09693381971064363612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632224842501413538.post-11927713993152778982013-06-14T05:11:28.681-04:002013-06-14T05:11:28.681-04:00If the Obama administration was telling the truth ...If the Obama administration was telling the truth (pffft, yeah), all these bad things were done by rogue agents, including that high-school dropout who's in Hong Kong right now. So, let's assume that we're hearing the truth (pffft HAH!). We've all heard of hospital personnel peeking at celebrities' medical records and IRS agents snooping into private files before. What's to prevent them from doing so in the future? And what's to prevent weasels like Snowden and Manning from trying to become superheroes and betraying their country? This government is just too big. And wherever you have big government and big money, you have big corruption. It is just unavoidable. Solution: Trim the size of the government. As I have ALWAYS advocated, repeal the income tax and get rid of the IRS. Lone Rangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13278448546799358207noreply@blogger.com