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NVMojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 07:11 PM Original message |
IRS to Strip Political Info From Databases (wtf?) |
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MrMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. If the IRS is prohibited from using the info, why was it in the database? |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 07:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. "prohibited ... when enforcing tax laws." (n/t) |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 07:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Then why was it there? |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 08:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. At least up here |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 08:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. To discriminate against Democrats. |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 01:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
52. That's probbably correct but..... |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-07-06 04:56 AM Response to Reply #52 |
68. That's an adorable conclusion. I'll cherish it. |
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cyberpj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
5. so who hired the "contractor" to send the info in the first place? nt. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
7. Oops! Shred, erase, delete, expunge! Before the special counsel comes! |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 09:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Good one! |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
9. voluntary compliance system? |
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Moderator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
10. kick |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
11. IRS tracked taxpayers’ political affiliation |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. HOLY SWEET SHIT--that is EGREGIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. It does remind you of Bush's repeated proclamations that you |
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ncrainbowgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. oh, great. |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. more |
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Norquist Nemesis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Ohio???? Hmmm |
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Mend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Florida....they got me then. I await the audit...eom |
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WhereThereIsFire (193 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #17 |
40. Now I know why ... |
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Mend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. that's awful for you....maybe we will back Congress in 2006. eom |
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WhereThereIsFire (193 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 12:58 PM Response to Reply #42 |
49. We can certainly try ... |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. “The bottom line is that we have never used this information,” |
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Trevelyan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Help Rep. Conyers to remove these * * * * He has asked us to sign his |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #18 |
27. We collected it, we just never used the information |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Well then, it's only fair that we should be able to deduct |
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BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. K&R - and writing my state AG office, if they violated the laws in |
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ncrainbowgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Good idea. I'll write Cooper's office also. |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Most of those states are run by GOP |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #24 |
36. NJ IS DEM STATE.. N/T |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 02:33 PM Response to Reply #24 |
61. NC has a democratic administration |
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Catrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-07-06 01:55 AM Response to Reply #24 |
67. NY has a Republican Governor |
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Lochloosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #20 |
29. I would write mine...but |
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HuffleClaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
22. someone care to note which of these are BLUE states ? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #22 |
38. How many Blue, and how many Swing? |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:55 AM Response to Reply #22 |
43. MAP OF BLUE AND RED STATES..CHECK IT OUT.. |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 12:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
44. BLUE STATES ON LIST...ARE... |
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cyberpj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
23. So who hired the "vendor" to report the info in the first place? WHO? |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #23 |
31. Yes, that's an excellent question, with a known, if hidden, answer |
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Norquist Nemesis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 01:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
51. If we learn who the "vendor" is, we'll learn who hired them. n/t |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 02:03 PM Response to Reply #23 |
57. Do we know WHO the vendor is? |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
26. In CA, this would be illegal |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #26 |
35. It's ILLEGAL in the U.S. |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
28. Not only that... |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Which of course will spawn phony collection agencies, too. |
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deminks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
30. I want to recommend this post 25 times. Maybe 30 times. |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
33. What the hell are "strict laws" to this administration? |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
34. Thank God for the Union or we may never have found out! |
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texpatriot2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. A big thank you to the Union and to whomever brought this |
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stop the bleeding (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
39. my favorite part of the article here: |
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EVDebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
41. Combine the IRS and background check abuse and you have TERROR |
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NVMojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-07-06 01:06 AM Response to Reply #41 |
66. This is totally right on target!! We are being terrorized!!! |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 12:43 PM Response to Reply #11 |
46. WTF!?! |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 12:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
48. I just sent this to the Libertarian Party's press secretary |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 02:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
60. Wow, |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
45. This method should be called ..."Listen... Scrub... Repeat"...to anyone |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
47. I'd say "WTF??"..but, I swear to jeebus, I'm prepared to believe |
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BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
50. Voter registration is STATE info, IRS if Federal - there is no way to |
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electropop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 01:36 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. Contractors don't perform extra services for free. |
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donkeyotay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 01:51 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. So is the war on terror actually a political war against the left? |
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electropop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-07-06 10:50 AM Response to Reply #54 |
69. The reason Bush had to bypass FISA is WHO HE IS TARGETING. |
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Rainscents (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
55. Anything Republicans does, always involve MONEY!!! |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
56. Name the private contractor, will ya? |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
58. contractor or contractors... looks like a single entity |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 02:25 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Choice Point has a data base contract with the IRS |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 02:42 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. a number of stories about major delays in contract to update |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 02:55 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. one of the original IRS /polit. party items included this snippet: |
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Clara T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
64. kick for info |
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antonialee839 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
65. Now that they've been caught red handed, they are demanding |
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