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Federal tax figures from 2008 – Limbaugh, WSJ and Powerline

By Steve McGough / April 19, 2011 /

There has been a lot of discussion concerning where the money really is on conservative blogs, the Wall Street Journal and the Rush Limbaugh show. I heard Limbaugh discuss the subject during his first hour yesterday and I thought his presentation was a bit confusing to listeners.

O’Reilly vs Congressman Weiner – Who’s on first?

By Jim Vicevich / March 25, 2010 /

This may be O’Reilly’s most frustrating moment since … ummm … Barney Frank. O’Reilly is tryig to pin down Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) on who will enforce the Health Care penalty for people who choose not to buy insurance and refuse to pay the penalty. A reasonable question … that O’Reilly asks five times. But…

The “IRS lost Lois Lerner’s emails” story

By Steve McGough / June 16, 2014 /

The “Friday-at-5” IRS letter released by the House Ways and Means Committee indicated many of Lois Lerner’s emails between Jan. 2009 and April 2011 were lost due to a computer glitch. Of course, the lost emails were the ones sent and received from the White House, DOJ, FEC and many Democrats. Isn’t that convenient…

The IRS v. charities

By SoundOffSister / June 26, 2011 /

This article caught my eye, though I’m still not sure why.  It seems troubling on several fronts, so, hopefully you can help me out.  Approximately 275,000 nonprofit organizations, lost their nonprofit status with the IRS earlier of  this year.  To explain, let me begin, as they say, at the beginning. 

You know that tax break of $7.69? The IRS wants some of it Back

By TomTGRWolcott / May 1, 2009 /

Remember how kind and generous we all thought the young President was being when we got that swell tax cut of $7.69?  Yea  the one that increased the amount of your weekly paychecks.  Well , Huston, we have a problem. The Ap News reporting today that the tax credit was going to provide up to…

Lois Lerner email scandal update

By Steve McGough / June 19, 2014 /

A few days have passed since my original post on the subject, and since then there are reports the emails from six more employees are missing. Let’s recap shall we?

IRS simply withholding information and lying to Congress

By Steve McGough / June 6, 2013 /

On June 2, I wrote about the IRS conferences being held between 2010 and 2012. During that period, the inspector general’s report indicated the agency spent upwards of $50 million on conferences. About a year ago, then Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner – or someone answering his mail – outright lied and claimed the department had only spent $500,000…

Obama’s international tax plan – overseas banks balk

By Steve McGough / May 26, 2009 /

A few weeks ago I wanted to put a piece together concerning the implications of targeting domestic corporations who did business overseas. President Obama and his administration have used the attack code-word loophole concerning world-wide corporations who commit the sin of structuring their business to ensure they play the lowest legally allowed amount of taxes…

Not Quite Pravda

By Jim Vicevich / May 17, 2009 /

Imagine a new role for Treasury Secretary and tax cheat Timothy Geithner: editor-in-chief of your local newspaper.

Can we please audit the IRS?

By Steve McGough / June 28, 2013 /

There is a short opinion piece in the Washington Times today about the IRS. It’s not just about the agency targeting conservative groups for scrutiny after applying for tax-exempt status, it’s about the systemic problems at the bloated federal agency charged with implementing the most complex tax code imaginable.