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dkf

(37,305 posts) Wed May 15, 2013, 12:58 PM May 2013

The IRS wants YOU — to share everything

The Internal Revenue Service asked tea party groups to see donor rolls.

It asked for printouts of Facebook posts.

And it asked what books people were reading.

A POLITICO review of documents from 11 tea party and conservative groups that the IRS scrutinized in 2012 shows the agency wanted to know everything — in some cases, it even seemed curious what members were thinking. The review included interviews with groups or their representatives from Hawaii, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas and elsewhere.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/the-irs-wants-you-to-share-everything-91378.html#ixzz2TNhWjDwc

Obama expects the IRS to enforce certain aspects of the ACA. This is a problem.

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The IRS wants YOU — to share everything (Original Post) dkf May 2013 OP

It isn't real, go away, it isn't real!!! Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #1

Politico cites interviews with Teabaggers as their source Bjorn Against May 2013 #2

Puzzledtraveller

(5,937 posts)

1. It isn't real, go away, it isn't real!!!

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Wed May 15, 2013, 01:01 PM

May 2013

Bjorn Against

(12,041 posts)

2. Politico cites interviews with Teabaggers as their source

Reply to dkf (Original post)

Wed May 15, 2013, 02:43 PM

May 2013

General rule of thumb; if the Tea Party said it it is probably a lie. Seriously, why would the IRS care what books they are reading?

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