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Vox Moi

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3. So, the whistleblower gets his reward but so did the tax cheats.

Reply to formercia (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2012, 11:31 AM

Sep 2012

The tax cheats got both amnesty and anonymity.
The IRS amnesty program might have been a practical necessity (maybe) but why keep the list secret?
If We The People are going to forgive people who commit a crime don't we at least get to know who we are forgiving?
Amnesty, offered to anonymous persons, isn't justice. It's a cover.

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I think ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2012 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2012 #2

So, the whistleblower gets his reward but so did the tax cheats. Vox Moi Sep 2012 #3

Too many "deciders" on the list to publicise it ... Nihil Sep 2012 #6

I hope he has no plans to fly any small planes soon. nt valerief Sep 2012 #4

Yep. He will need to invest a lot in a private security detail. Lucky Luciano Sep 2012 #5