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IRS to Audit Nature Conservancy from Inside
Washington Post ^
| January 17, 2004
| Joe Stephens and David B. Ottaway
Posted on 01/16/2004 11:30:40 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Can the Rainbow Coalition be far behind?
It's about time those "non-profits" came under scrutiny.
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posted on
01/17/2004 12:05:08 AM PST
by
Timeout
("Earn this. Earn it."....)
To: Timeout
Bump!
To: Cincinatus' Wife
The stories also reported that the Conservancy had repeatedly bought land, added some development restrictions, then resold the properties at reduced prices to its trustees and other supporters. The buyers made cash gifts to the Conservancy roughly equal to the difference in price, thereby qualifying for substantial tax deductions.
Dang! That's bad!
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posted on
01/17/2004 1:32:18 AM PST
by
Mudcat
To: Mudcat
No kidding.
To: Cincinatus' Wife; AAABEST; countrydummy; farmfriend; hellinahandcart; madfly; marsh2; redrock; ...
Well, well, well.... About Kerrying time.
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posted on
01/17/2004 6:07:08 AM PST
by
sauropod
(Graduate, Boortz Institute for Insensitivity Training)
To: Cincinatus' Wife; Ace2U; Alamo-Girl; Alas; alfons; alphadog; amom; AndreaZingg; Anonymous2; ...
Rights, farms, environment ping.
Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from this list.
I don't get offended if you want to be removed.
If this is taxes with reprsentation
Give me taxes without representation
I much prefer a tax on tea!
Instead of everything else.
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posted on
01/17/2004 10:19:40 AM PST
by
farmfriend
( Isaiah 55:10,11)
To: farmfriend
BTTT!!!!
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posted on
01/17/2004 10:33:49 AM PST
by
E.G.C.
To: farmfriend
Tea? You should be so lucky!
"Why would I want to replace a tyrant three thousand miles away with three thousand tyrants one mile away?" -- The 'Patriot' Sad thing is, unless they discover criminal activity (which, with the idiot laws we have on the books I doubt) we'll never hear anything about what is found. :^)
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posted on
01/17/2004 11:10:42 AM PST
by
brityank
(The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional.)
To: brityank
It's probably just a "show" to lull the public.
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posted on
01/17/2004 11:15:40 AM PST
by
philetus
(Keep doing what you always do and you'll keep getting what you always get)
To: Carry_Okie; Cincinatus' Wife
The Post reports: "
A specialist in nonprofit corporations who reviewed the Conservancy's tax returns described them as confounding. 'It stunned me,' said the specialist, Peter Dobkin Hall, of Harvard University's Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations. 'It's not exactly what I'd call a transparent organization. I find that very peculiar. I couldn't find out a damn thing about them. It was a brick wall'."
CO, I know that this is a topic of very special interest to you and that you've identified this kind of corruption in such "CONservancy programs in the past. Got any insights to add for FR readers, that this story misses?
--Boot Hill
To: Boot Hill
"I find that very peculiar. I couldn't find out a damn thing about them. It was a brick wall." You wouldn't expect what was originally an agency of the British Crown, rapidly stealing land with the help of the US government, would need bother with annoyances like accountability, would you?
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posted on
01/17/2004 2:02:09 PM PST
by
Carry_Okie
(The environment is too complex and too important to manage by politics.)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Here's a letter we got from some of the North Idaho/Western Montana enviro-nazi fraud perpetrators. Feel free to use their toll-free number as much as you like -- every day if you like.
Clark Fork -Pend Oreille Conservancy
307 N. 2nd Ave. #10
Sandpoint, ID 83864
208-263-9471 * toll free: 866-293-6706
cfpoconservancy@sandpoint.net
January 7, 2004
Dear Rural Landowner,
Every landowner in the Clark Fork and Pend Oreille River watershed knows that his or her piece of land is special. You value your land and your way of life and feel that your land and your lifestyle should be preserved. Many people would like to live in Sanders County, Montana or Bonner County, Idaho and both counties have experienced rapid growth in the last ten years. What can be done to make sure that we will always have clean water, scenic landscapes and abundant wildlife? Consider working with a land trust to permanently protect land that has scenic, cultural or natural resource values.
A land trust is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, organization that works in partnership with private landowners to protect land in perpetuity. You are receiving this letter because we want you to know that a new land trust has formed in your watershed. The Clark Fork-Pend Oreille Conservancy is a regional land trust, run by local people, who know and understand the unique resources of our area.
Land trusts typically use conservation easements to permanently protect land. A conservation easement is a legal contract between a landowner and an organization that restricts some land uses, while allowing others. The land stays in private ownership and the owner is compensated for giving up some land use rights by receiving a Federal tax deduction, or in some cases, a cash payment. A conservation easement can also significantly lower estate taxes, which allows heirs to keep land that they inherit, instead of being forced to sell. There are many ways to combine estate planning with land conservation and easements can be custom-tailored to meet your needs, while also protecting resources. Please consult your attorney or call us to learn more about conservation easements and land preservation.
Protecting land today, will improve our quality of life in the future.
Respectfully,
Suzanne Sawyer
Executive Director, Clark Fork-Pend Oreille Conservancy
208-263-9471 or toll free at 866-293-6706
Board Members
Mike Baxter
Montana Citizen
Gael Bissell
Montana Fish
Wildlife & Parks
Vickie Bushee
Tri-State
Water Quality Council
Peter Lupsha
Montana Citizen
Don Malisani
Avista Corporation
Jackie Nichols
Green Mountain
Conservation District
Cal Ryder
Cabinet Resource Group
Jack Silsby
Bull River Watershed Council
Mary Terra-Berns
Idaho Department of Fish & Game
Jim Watkins
Lake Pend Oreille
Idaho Club
**************
Suzanne Sawyer
Executive Director
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posted on
01/17/2004 2:43:22 PM PST
by
meadsjn
To: Timeout; Mudcat; sauropod; farmfriend; E.G.C.; brityank; philetus; Boot Hill; Carry_Okie
See #13 for a sample letter these cretins send to landowners in their attempt to swindle them out of their property.
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posted on
01/17/2004 2:55:00 PM PST
by
meadsjn
To: Cincinatus' Wife; holdonnow; farmfriend
This is GREAT news! These scumbags bill themselves as an inncocous private organization that just purchases land from private individuals, no harm done eh?
They are nothing but an abusive bunch of racketeering real estate speculators chock full of money hungry Marxists. I'll bet Mark got the ball rolling on this when he sued them.
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posted on
01/17/2004 3:01:14 PM PST
by
AAABEST
To: meadsjn
Looks like a good list of names to remember.
To: Noumenon
FYI see #13
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posted on
01/17/2004 3:16:39 PM PST
by
meadsjn
To: nightdriver
I'm sure they will stay in touch. Notice how many of them are already living off taxpayer money.
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posted on
01/17/2004 3:19:47 PM PST
by
meadsjn
To: sauropod
We do get so exicited over the least little bit of good news, don't we? It doesn't take much to keep the likes of us happy. A little justice will do it. And you're right again, Dave, It's about time!
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posted on
01/17/2004 4:24:51 PM PST
by
AuntB
(REFORM SS DISABILITY: http://www.petitiononline.com/SSDC/petition.html)
To: meadsjn
Enemies within...
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posted on
01/17/2004 4:39:23 PM PST
by
Noumenon
(I don't have enough guns and ammo to start a war - but I do have enough to finish one.)
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