Well Here's some interesting information about the so called IRS scandal from Moyers and Company. For the WHOLE ARTICLE click the link.
The Democrats are slackers when it comes to election cheating.
Six Facts Lost in the IRS Scandal
1. Social welfare nonprofits are supposed to have social welfare, and not politics, as their “primary” purpose.
A century ago, Congress created a tax exemption for social welfare nonprofits. The statute defining the groups says they are supposed to be “operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare.”
2. Donors to social welfare nonprofits are anonymous for a reason.
...because of an attempt by Alabama to force the NAACP, then a social welfare nonprofit, to disclose its donors in the 1950s.
3. The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision meant that corporations could pay for political ads, anonymously, using social welfare nonprofits.
Advocates have now turned to the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is studying a proposal to require public companies to disclose political contributions. The idea is already facing strong opposition from House Republicans.
4. Social welfare nonprofits do not actually have to apply to the IRS for recognition as tax-exempt organizations.
The first time the IRS hears about these social welfare nonprofits is often when they file their first annual tax return, not due until sometimes more than a year after they've formed.
5. Most of the money spent on elections by social welfare nonprofits supports Republicans.
Of the more than $256 million spent by social welfare nonprofits on ads in the 2012 elections, at least 80 percent came from conservative groups...
6. Some social welfare groups promised in their applications, under penalty of perjury, that they wouldn't get involved in elections. Then they did just that.
Even before mailing its application to the IRS saying it would not spend money on elections in 2010, the Alliance for America’s Future was running TV ads supporting Republican candidates for governor in Nevada and Florida.
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8 comments:
ARGH...that's about all I can say
"so called scandal"
now that's calling it as it is.
Bill Moyers is just trying to put some spin on an egregious example of political injustice like in the Nixon days. I'm sorry for my vote: should have stayed home.
Andrea - Well said.
Peg - The Dems have a long way to go to catch up with the body count of the Bush administration.
Duck - We all have been defensive voting for a long time now.
I'm going to start my own 501(c)4 I think I could make a pretty decent living off being the administrator of it.
Jay
Jay - I'll be the I.T. guy.
If we have the best government money can buy, a lot of these so-called social welfare nonprofits should be suing to get their money back.
Bilbo - Apparently pure capitalism can only produce mediocre results.
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