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Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts) Wed May 22, 2013, 10:34 PM May 2013

"Five 501(c)(4) Groups That Might Have Broken the Law"

http://www.thenation.com/blog/174458/five-501c4-groups-might-have-broken-law

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"Five 501(c)(4) Groups That Might Have Broken the Law" (Original Post) Dawson Leery May 2013 OP

Are ruthug groups all who are in violation.. pipoman May 2013 #1

unless they are exclusively social welfare groups, they all broke the law notadmblnd May 2013 #2

YES! This needs to be put out there front and center... FLyellowdog May 2013 #3

pipoman

(16,038 posts)

1. Are ruthug groups all who are in violation..

Reply to Dawson Leery (Original post)

Wed May 22, 2013, 10:49 PM

May 2013

I'm doubting it..similar to abuses of 501c3 status..a lot of rethugs but then there are the Jessie Jacksons too..

May be reluctance from both sides ultimately..

notadmblnd

(23,720 posts)

2. unless they are exclusively social welfare groups, they all broke the law

Reply to Dawson Leery (Original post)

Wed May 22, 2013, 10:57 PM

May 2013

Both conservative and liberal. What was pointed out tonight on LO on MSNBC is that the IRS had no authority to change the wording of a law that congress passed.

FLyellowdog

(4,276 posts)

3. YES! This needs to be put out there front and center...

Reply to notadmblnd (Reply #2)

Thu May 23, 2013, 05:56 PM

May 2013

and you go to the head of the class.

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