Thursday, August 08, 2013
The IRS Attack on Political Speech - WSJ.com
In this article, Mr. Smith is dismayed that "so many career IRS officials feel comfortable scrutinizing groups merely because they had "tea party" or "patriot" in their names."
I suggest that's because in a bureaucracy one is inclined to do as they're told.
Then, I have a second thought that many Americans have just NOT been educated about our history and constitutional rights...
I suggest that's because in a bureaucracy one is inclined to do as they're told.
Then, I have a second thought that many Americans have just NOT been educated about our history and constitutional rights...
In the Wall Street Journal, Bradley Smith writes about the I.R.S. targeting, including these details:
"Charities fall under Section 501(c)(3) of the tax code, and they include the Red Cross, Boy Scouts, churches, private colleges and even overtly agenda-oriented organizations such as the NAACP and the Sierra Club Foundation. Contributions are tax deductible to the donor, and for that reason the organizations are prohibited from engaging in political activities.
Yet conservative groups targeted by the IRS did not seek tax status as charities. They were applying for designation as nonprofits operating under Section 501(c)(4) of the tax code, for 'the promotion of social welfare.' Contributions to 501(c)(4) organizations are not tax deductible, so there is no 'tax break' for their donors. Nor do the groups themselves get a 'tax advantage.'"
