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Dustlawyer

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3. The PTB own the politicians with donations and the media with ad money.

Reply to Magoo48 (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 21, 2022, 12:00 PM

Dec 2022

They are the shadow government which is why they pay little to no taxes and never an audit. Until and unless we have publicly funded elections and require truth in reporting we will continue to be screwed in so many ways.

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Trump and the IRS: A massive tax cheat and a hapless, corrupt agency [View all] marmar Dec 2022 OP

IRS has working people by the balls while the morbidly rich skate. The system is fucked up. Magoo48 Dec 2022 #1

The PTB own the politicians with donations and the media with ad money. Dustlawyer Dec 2022 #3

Yup! Magoo48 Dec 2022 #6

Teflon nt SoCalDavidS Dec 2022 #2

And Teflon is TOXIC. Justice matters. Dec 2022 #4

If IRS under control of a tRump lackey those years, it's not the IRS hat should be smeared! Alexander Of Assyria Dec 2022 #5

The IRS's troubles long predates tfg. Magoo48 Dec 2022 #7

The new GOP House will fix it by codifying audits for Democratic presidents. tanyev Dec 2022 #8