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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhile everyone is howling about IRS extra scrunity of these specific groups of 501(c)4 applications
I think that I've figure out the real reason(s) that all of these so-called-Tea Party- filings to the IRS for 501(c)4 ( social welfare org) exempt tax status is not at all about being able to, perhaps to give to the political process, i.e., Citizen United, but to apply for Government Grants.
Think about it, These are people who are against everything "Government", but have no problems at getting as much "Government Funds", i.e., Grants, in the form of the lie for the "social welfare of the community", primarily engaged in promoting in some way the common good and general welfare of the community!? Yeah right.
Furthermore, Whom ever the IRS personal that took it upon themselves to actually look into all of these filings with certain "keywords" to further investigate, were doing his/her job. When an influx of a certain type of such and such all of a sudden start showing up, and there do seem to a pattern to these such and such, it'll always be a WTF moment.
Tarheel_Dem
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(40,416 posts)ellenfl
(8,660 posts)bemildred
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(8,155 posts)Because a lot if them came into existence around the same time?
That is a dangerously thin argument.
RC
(25,592 posts)When a lot of them came into existence around the same time, that should raise a red flag. The IRS did the correct thing in checking them out. That is their job.
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(8,155 posts)Being able to investigate groups for no reason.
RC
(25,592 posts)And part of that job IS investigating new tax exempt organizations to make sure they are legitimate. Espectually if a whole bunch of 501 applications show up around the same time, from similar groups.
Why do you have a problem with that?
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