Posted on 04/28/2014 11:10:35 AM PDT by John Semmens
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen insisted that differences in the way two organizations were treated by his Agency were not politically motivated. The conservative-oriented Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty was penalized by having its tax-free status revoked. In contrast, Media Matters, a liberal organization funded by billionaire George Soros has not been penalized for its partisan activity.
“The key distinction we made was based on the potential economic impact we could expect from the demise of each of these organizations in response to any action we might take,” Koskinen said. “On the one hand, the Patrick Henry Center is a vanishingly small operation. Its closure would have minimal repercussions for the economy. On the other hand, Media Matters is a veritable behemoth. Its closure would cost hundreds of jobs and negatively affect scores of Government office holders who depend on it.”
“I realize that it could appear unfair to treat a small operation differently from a big one,” Koskinen admitted. “However, we can’t afford to be indifferent to the foreseeable ripple effects on the economy from whatever enforcement action we take. In simple terms, Media Matters is in the category of ‘too big to fail.’ Our nation’s economy is already in too desperate a shape to have to endure a blow to this large of an employer.”
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
http://theconservativecitizen.com/2014/04/27/semi-news-a-satire-of-recent-news-84/
OMG, welcome to the BIZARRO WORLD OF OBOZO, ET AL!!!
Semmens you are the New Age Nostradamus. You don’t write satire. You merely predict the future insanity before it happens...
I know to check the source now but this does have a grain of truth in it so it wasn’t immediately obvious!
I think Koskinen may be senile.
I had his brother for a prof in college and I’m 65 yrs old, LOL.
Dude you got me again.
You must have a bug in some liberal elites’ hangout to know so well how they think.
Gotcha! It’s satire.
YOU!
Stop that.
It’s gonna kill me someday.
I’z gonna say “You gotta be $#iTT** me” until I read the author. Off for more BP meds.
Based on this statement alone there is no doubt that the country is in the very best of hands! /SARC!!!
Gibberish.
Great BS cartoon! ;>)
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