The Power Of The IRS
I think I am safe in saying, when the Internal Revenue Service was first created in 1862 as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Abraham Lincoln did not foresee it becoming the monstrosity it is in...
View ArticleIRS Complains About Low Resources
Do you remember the saying, truth is stranger than fiction? Much of the time, that really is the case and the IRS could be placed on display as a case in point. Remember now, the IRS is the most hated...
View ArticleWith IRS, FCC, Attacks on Free Speech, Ukraine, Venezuela Unrest COULD Happen...
[Note: Originally published at Mike's America, this post is a few days old. But the main point is one that needs to be made. New and disturbing events are taking place in Ukraine and an update may be...
View ArticleLois Lerner Pleads The Fifth, Again
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Same song, different verse. More of the same. All of these adjective phrases aptly describe what happened in Congress yesterday. Darrell Issa had...
View ArticleElijah Cummings – Who Does He Think He is?
If you have paid attention to the news, you know the investigation into the IRS’ targeting of conservative groups is still ongoing. In spite of the efforts by Elijah Cummings to hinder the...
View ArticleIRS May Tax Work Perks
Is there nothing sacred to the IRS? Is there nothing they will not pursue to make sure the federal government gets “their fair share” of taxes? Evidently not, for there is a new tactic they are...
View ArticleMore Proof That Lois Lerner Lied
Hmmm, whatever in the world happened to “not a smidgen of corruption” in the story about the possible targeting of conservative groups by the IRS? Hasn’t Jay Carney and President Obama been telling us...
View ArticleEPA Claims It Can Garnish Wages
If ever there was an example of a government agency gone big, bad, and out of control, it is the IRS. It is the government agency every American loves to hate, and with good reason. It used to reign...
View ArticleVeterans Affairs – Latest Example Of Government Gone Big And Bad
If you have read many of my posts, you will know I am not a fan of big government. I have railed against it on more than a few occasions and I firmly believe the quote from Thomas Jefferson in the...
View ArticleGovernment Accountability Or The Lack Thereof
Am I the only one around here that bemoans the lack of accountability in our government? That is a rhetorical question because I know it’s not true. Most of the readers on Political Realities cringe at...
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