Mary Landrieu, the Counterfeit Candidate
When Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu’s first television ad hit the airwaves this week, it purportedly highlighted her “efforts to stand up to the administration in order to fight for Louisiana, and protect and strengthen our energy industry that supports 300,000 high-paying jobs.” The commercial shows various clips of the senator on television news shows followed […]
IRS Awards Bonuses to Employees Who Owe Taxes
A watchdog agency report found that the IRS gave bonuses and other performance awards to nearly 3000 employees under disciplinary action in 2010-2012. Over $1 million in bonuses and 10,000 hours of paid time off were awarded to employees who still owed federal taxes. Seems a little hypocritical, doesn’t it? Treasury Inspector General for Tax […]
IRS Workers Caught Campaigning on the Job
Suspicions have already been raised about the impact IRS targeting of conservative groups had on the last Presidential election. Now evidence has been uncovered of IRS workers actively campaigning for President Obama while on the job. The federal Office of Special Counsel revealed 3 separate cases of IRS employees using their influence as federal workers […]
IRS Asks for Raise, Needs an Audit
Eleven billion dollars is just not enough for the IRS to get all its work done. John Koskinen, newly appointed IRS Commissioner, says they need a bigger budget, not cuts. He’s backed up by President Obama, who proposed a 10% increase in the IRS budget for next year, exceeding current spending caps – even while […]