Report Says IRS Approved Tax-Exempt Status For Twice as Many Conservative Groups as Liberal Groups

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Report Says IRS Approved Tax-Exempt Status For Twice as Many Conservative Groups as Liberal Groups

By Kevin Drum at Mother Jones

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/06/reports-says-irs-approved-tax-exempt-status-twice-many-conservative-groups-libera

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However, the IRS does publish the names of groups that have received special scrutiny and been approved for tax-exempt status. They recently released a list of 176 organizations that have been approved since 2010, so Martin Sullivan checked each one to figure out if it was liberal or conservative. Here's what he found:

◾122 conservative
◾48 liberal/nonconservative
◾6 unknown

This doesn't tell us anything definitive about the entire set of groups that got special scrutiny. If the whole set is similar to the approved set, then about two-thirds were conservative and one-third liberal—most likely because of the boom in new tea party groups in 2010. But that's just a guess.



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[grammiepammie]

1. IRS Report

But, but, but you don't understand. Facts can't get in the way!!!!

[Puzzledtraveller]

2. Then that's wrong if there was any undue scrutiny against liberal groups.

[Thinkingabout]

3. Karl Rove said on Sunday conserative groups with Tea Party in their name was targeted by IRS

But no liberal groups with Tea Party in their name was. HUH? Does he really think a Liberal group would use Tea Party in their name?

[Cha]

4. And, they're still whining.

thanks applegrove

[DCKit]

5. You'll never hear it in the MSM. nt

[usGovOwesUs3Trillion]

6. Why do Dem leaders and the POTUS decry extra scrutiny of Tea Party & NOT ALL Americans?

I am still hoping Obama comes to his senses and do the right thing here, and give the American people the same respect he showed for the Tea Party.

Thanks for sharing