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W_HAMILTON

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5. I think this is more about scrutinization at the application level.

Reply to Scuba (Reply #4)

Wed May 15, 2013, 01:04 PM

May 2013

So, for 91 of the applications that were flagged as "potential political cases," when the investigation team reviewed these applications, they determined that they were not primarily focused on political activity and therefore should have not been flagged (i.e., they were "clean" applications and should not have been held up because of political suspicions).

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82% of the IRS-targeted Tea Party applications found to be primarily politically driven? [View all] W_HAMILTON May 2013 OP

"91 applications had no indication of significant political campaign intervention." Scuba May 2013 #1

I'm not sure what you mean about "kept the money" W_HAMILTON May 2013 #2

If they didn't spend it on campaigning, what did they spend it on? Themselves? Scuba May 2013 #4

I think this is more about scrutinization at the application level. W_HAMILTON May 2013 #5

In theory at least, it would mean they spent it on promoting "social welfare" Dragonfli May 2013 #6

+1,000 Scuba May 2013 #7

The president is about to speak "on the situation regarding the Internal Revenue Service" W_HAMILTON May 2013 #8

I'm with you on this point... amerciti001 May 2013 #9

"Social welfare" or "social services" is about as vague as you can be. former9thward May 2013 #13

hahahahaha! Baitball Blogger May 2013 #3

The issue is not whether there was political activity - political activity is perfectly legal hack89 May 2013 #10

That's not the issue at hand. W_HAMILTON May 2013 #11

Except the inspectors were specifically told to concentrate on conservative organizations hack89 May 2013 #12

If screening of these applications is anything like how the IRS determines who to audit... W_HAMILTON May 2013 #15

The IRS says the criteria was inappropriate and wrong hack89 May 2013 #17

Every single conservative organization's application was flagged for additional review. hack89 May 2013 #14

That's incorrect. W_HAMILTON May 2013 #16

And the IRS says the criteria was inappropriate. hack89 May 2013 #18

The criteria is inappropriate because it gave the appearance of being politically motivated. W_HAMILTON May 2013 #20

IDGI - is the OP suggesting that statistics can be used to justify harrassment? reformist2 May 2013 #19

The OP (me) is suggesting that... W_HAMILTON May 2013 #21

It appears we will need several gross of smelling salts and couches Dragonfli May 2013 #22

Hehe. W_HAMILTON May 2013 #23