Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Revenge: Republicans to Strip $341 Million From IRS in Response to Scandals
The Blaze ^ | 7-4-2014 | Pete Kasperowicz

Posted on 07/05/2014 8:06:40 PM PDT by smoothsailing

click here to read article


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-58 last
To: smoothsailing

Zero out their conference budget. Require them to do any intra-city travel by Greyhound bus. Office thermostats must be set to a no lower than 85 deg F in summer and no higher than 50 degrees in the winter.

Further, any IRS worker owing back taxes has 50% of pay devoted to repayment. Require IRS to obey every regulation and record keeping requirement they impose upon the taxpayer.


41 posted on 07/05/2014 10:05:37 PM PDT by theBuckwheat
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: smoothsailing

Revenge? Why not do something that’s actually meaningful like cutting taxes to a flat rate of 10%-15%? Give us all a break and nuke the idiot tax code at the same time.


42 posted on 07/05/2014 10:34:44 PM PDT by PapaNew
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: smoothsailing

Good to hear.


43 posted on 07/05/2014 10:36:30 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Resist in place.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Jim Robinson; All
they can't, these action(s) are a smoke screen..pass the Senate..signed into law? 😂
give us a break Washington; let's implement a 5% National Sales tax & eliminate
the income tax w/the IR$..repeal 16th & 17th admt..restrict the gov't. to 15% of NGDP.
eliminate useless federal bureaucracies..EPA/OSHA/BLM/HHS..etc., let state take-over.

44 posted on 07/05/2014 11:18:10 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass (The end move in politics is always to pick up a weapon...0'Jihadist/"Rustler" Reid? d8-)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies]

To: smoothsailing

Yea right. Sure they will. Boehner will cry. McConnell will sigh. Harry will grab more Vaseline to use on the taxpayers. The popular acronym BOHICA peasants will apply when it comes down to crunch time within the GOP leadership. They may protect special interest like Chamber of Commerce but they’ll make it up on our side of it.


45 posted on 07/05/2014 11:28:30 PM PDT by cva66snipe ((Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: gleeaikin

You can’t be serious? Do you suppose that increasing the IRS budget would be better for the lower income folks? I have news for you; the IRS is already harassing and shaking down middle class taxpayers. They also routinely go after any political opponent of Obamunism. They have stopped being a neutral revenue collection agency and have become a political enforcement tool for Obama. They need to be punished fittingly. A 3% cut is not what I consider punishment fitting their behavior. It will not even put a big dent in the lavish conventions or other blatant wasting of funds by that department. I think that cutting their budget and workforce in half would get their attention and help focus them on what they are supposed to be doing.


46 posted on 07/06/2014 12:30:41 AM PDT by jospehm20
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 38 | View Replies]

To: smoothsailing

And in other news the IRS has announced increase fines and civil forfeiture to the tune of $341,000,000.


47 posted on 07/06/2014 12:52:58 AM PDT by Organic Panic
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: smoothsailing

WRIST SLAP!

IRS needs to be DEFUNDED.

The Income Tax Amendment needs to be repealed and replaced with a national sales tax.


48 posted on 07/06/2014 2:58:20 AM PDT by ZULU (Impeach Obama NOW.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: smoothsailing

$341 Million?

And.........just where is this money going to go?

Back to the taxpayers.....no.

Where?

Well silly, back to the government of course.....and eventually through the back door to the IRS.

That’s why while it sounds good, it’s not. Just more “smoke and mirrors” to entertain the proles. (Orwell)


49 posted on 07/06/2014 4:21:17 AM PDT by DH (Once the tainted finger of government touches anything the rot begins)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: smoothsailing

Not nearly enough...keep cutting into the bone.


50 posted on 07/06/2014 4:21:45 AM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: smoothsailing

That would cover the cost of their “IRS Star Trek movie budget”. So when are they going to start cutting significant funds?


51 posted on 07/06/2014 5:22:59 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: gaijin

How about passing a flat tax and zero out the budget.


52 posted on 07/06/2014 5:32:12 AM PDT by tom paine 2
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: smoothsailing

This is a good first step.
Next, round up all the weapons and ammo from federal agencies.

Then, close the Departments of Education and Energy. They’re worthless money suckers.


53 posted on 07/06/2014 5:43:26 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: smoothsailing
>>Last year’s spending bill took some steps against the IRS, but the committee said more needs to be done to make sure the IRS stops targeting conservative groups,<<

ABOLISH the IRS!

As long as this rogue agency exist, Americans are not safe. Guilty until proven innocent is repugnant to our free society. No longer should the government have the ability to attack American citizens through the strong arm tactics of the IRS.

54 posted on 07/06/2014 5:47:20 AM PDT by servantboy777
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: smoothsailing

How about prohibiting exemptions for out of country kids, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles....imagine the 300,000 new illegals when they get an ITIN# and claim those dependents on top of what is going on today.


55 posted on 07/06/2014 6:56:01 AM PDT by Engedi
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 23 | View Replies]

To: smoothsailing

D@mn, they may have to give up a Las Vegas Training exercise.


56 posted on 07/06/2014 7:14:21 AM PDT by itsahoot (Voting for a Progressive RINO is the same as voting for any other Tyrant.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MaxMax
The Republicans are so damn stupid. Cowards!

The Republicans are not stupid and neither is Obama, they have different goals than we do so their actions appear stupid to us, but not to those that understand the objective.

We the voters, are the stupid ones for believing we have two parties.

57 posted on 07/06/2014 7:33:12 AM PDT by itsahoot (Voting for a Progressive RINO is the same as voting for any other Tyrant.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 33 | View Replies]

To: smoothsailing

See that wasn’t so hard. Why did it take so long to implement?


58 posted on 07/06/2014 8:57:07 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-58 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson