Sen. Wyden: If You Don't Want IRS Hassles, Don't Apply for Tax Exempt Status

Breibart blog ^ | 5-21-2013 | John Nolte

[Sir Napsalot]

During Tuesday's Senate hearings into the widening IRS scandal, Senator Ron Wyden (OR-D) suggested that the conservative groups, targeted for paralyzing IRS harassment and leaks to the left-wing media, had it coming.

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(from John Harwood) Sen Wyden: If political groups don't want hassles from government, they shouldn't go to government asking for tax-exempt status.

[Sir Napsalot]

Fume away ......

[Paladin2]

Go Galt.

[2ndDivisionVet]

If you didn’t want to be stood up against a wall with a blindfold over your eyes, why did you run for office as a Democrat?

[Steely Tom]

Or go into business pushing the left-wing party line.

[Sir Napsalot]

Paying taxes is also voluntary, I heard.

Not just from stingy harry, but the other outgoing irs idijt testifying.

[NormsRevenge]

amazing.. his other lobe failed.

[DManA]

I’m pretty ignorant of this subject. Exactly what advantage is there to an organization to get C4 status?

If you don’t get C4, if you get $1,000,000 in donations and spend it all on ads promoting a political position are do you have to pay taxes on a $million? or can you deduct the $million cost of the ads?

[poobear]

Arrogant little b@stards! They have no fear. Why should they. They say anything and get away with it!

[rightwingextremist1776]

very ell ‘commie ‘Rat senator...time to target the commie groups for 2014 then...

[servo1969]

The whole US is being turned into Chicagofornia.

[TigersEye]

bump to that

[Opinionated Blowhard]

I’d agree with him IF the hassles were not targeted at conservatives. If everyone who applied got the same level of hassle, OK, I accept that. Especially when you see some of the shady non-profits out there. But, of course, Wyden ignores the most important part of the story — that the IRS gave conservatives extra hassle.

[silverleaf]

your donors don’t get to claim a deduction

that inhibts donors

[elcid1970]

Jerk!

[FroggyTheGremlim]

My crystal ball sees a mob of irate citizens storming DC Press headquarters, dragging out media sycophants and tarring and feathering them.

My crystal ball doesn't have a date app on it.

[EternalVigilance]

Pull the plug on the income tax, the IRS, and the whole 501c charade. That’s the only way to clean up this immoral, unconstitutional mess.

[RginTN]

And the squishes are telling the victims of IRS abuse don’t be so vocal about your outrage. Don’t take advantage of this crisis.

[DManA]

C3 doners get a deduction. C4 doners don’t. I just learned that.

[MrB]

They pulled a coup, no less than if they’d taken out the rightful winner of the election and deposed him at gunpoint.

Those responsible need to be hanged publically.

[TexasCajun]

Community Organizations For Me, But Not For Thee!

-Barack-