Did the IRS show favoritism towards the Tea Party? [View all]
Last edited Wed May 15, 2013, 11:52 PM - Edit history (2)
You read the question in my subject line correctly. The evidence I have seen does not show that the Tea Party was treated worse than other political groups seeking tax exempt status, instead I am seeing what appears to be a clear example of the Tea Party actually being shown favoritism over other political groups.
The Inspector General's report revealed that 2/3 of the groups that were scrutinized by the IRS were in no way affiliated with the Tea Party yet they were all targeted. Why is it that the IRS has only apologized to the Tea Party and not to any other groups who were targeted for scrutiny?
Emerge America was one of the Democratic leaning groups that was targeted and they actually lost their tax exempt status while every Tea Party group was allowed to keep theirs.
If the Tea Party deserves an apology why don't the non-Tea Party majority deserve an apology as well?
To be honest I don't personally think any of the groups deserve an apology, but if the IRS is going to apologize to the right-wing then they sure as hell better be able to give an explanation as to why no left leaning groups deserve an apology for facing the same scrutiny. If they can not do that they seem to me to be biased and it is a bias that actually favors the Tea Party.
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