As the IRS story continues to unfold, political pundits and talking heads are now gleefully linking the scandal to “this administration.” While this administration certainly bears accountability for any and all management decisions made on their watch, to frame IRS abuses as only problematic to one administration or political party is simply untrue and unwise.
Both political parties and numerous administrations have historically used the IRS as a political weapon. It just so happens the IRS blew up in a BIG way during this administration, with some of the most egregious examples of abuse finally coming to light.
Yet, one can look through history and find equally awful examples. James Bovard, in his recent Wall Street Journal Opinion Editorial, shared a fascinating look at how the IRS has routinely been used as political hired guns, and Gail Russell Chaddock provides additional examples in her Christian Science Monitor article.
Using the IRS scandal as a partisan political tactic grossly minimizes the IRS’ longstanding history of being used as a tool of extreme political weaponry.
This line of thinking serves to minimize the damage the IRS does every single day to innocent taxpayers who simply want to pay their taxes, support their families and honor their country.
More importantly, it has the potential to polarize the only real solution to the problem - the FairTax Plan – as an extreme, partisan “opposition” tax plan.
Do not fall into this trap. The IRS scandal is not about Republicans or Democrats, conservatives or liberals or this administration. It is about how the IRS has historically been and continues to be the ultimate tool of systemic abuse and control of the American people and her political outcomes.
The income tax and the IRS have been given 100 years to demonstrate to the American people that they are worthy financial stewards. They have failed. It’s time for Congress to get the IRS out of politics. It’s time for the FairTax.
Obama used the IRS and all other agencies under his control to target anyone who was against his reelection in order to win another election. That is worse than Watergate. Congress was also involved when DEMS wrote letters to the IRS demanding they be targeted all the while George Soros funded David Brock’s ‘Media Matters, tax exempt by the way, got no scrutiny even though they waged a very public ‘WAR ON FOX’(sound familiar).
This last election was STOLEN by using government agencies to STOP everyday citizens from participating in the election process by joining groups such as the TEA PARTY to stop Obama from getting reelected.
Remeber MSM saying ‘where was the TEA PARTY in the election? Well we know now where they were, getting audited!
This goes straight to the top, OBAMA used the IRS to win an election!!!