June 18, 2013 By John Seiler For once, I wish I was in Washington, D.C., a dreadful place I haven't been to since 1988, or 25 years. Tomorrow, Wednesday, the Tea Party is protesting the assaults on it and other freedom groups by the IRS-Stasi. I would love to attend. The Daily Caller reported:...
Waste, Fraud and AbuseNEW: D.C. protest against IRS planned for Wed.Tuesday, June 18th, 2013NEW: San Diego mayor’s latest escapade borders on extortionTuesday, June 18th, 2013June 18, 2013 By Chris Reed The bullying behavior that has characterized Bob Filner his entire political career has taken on a new and uglier tone since the 20-year Democratic congressman was elected mayor of San Diego in November. He's ostracized City Attorney Jan Goldsmith for Goldsmith's at... Corbett bill would end independent union auditsWednesday, June 12th, 2013June 12, 2013 By Katy Grimes A bill written and sponsored by the union labor group State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, appears to be an effort to eliminate from monitoring and enforcing prevailing wage laws through independent compliance audits and enforcement of... $70K pay for janitors + rate hike should = revoltThursday, June 6th, 2013 June 6, 2013 By Chris Reed Last year, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power imposed an 11 percent rate hike -- which it called a "rate change" -- on its power customers, while water customers saw rates go up 5 percent. Millions of Angelenos will no doubt be thrilled to know what thi... Michael Hiltzik ❤ Big Brother IRSThursday, May 30th, 2013May 30, 2013 By John Seiler I often have criticized Los Angeles Times columnist Michael Hiltzik for almost always favoring more government -- more taxes, more spending, more controls. But I have to commend him for his recent column, "Showing the IRS some love after witch hunt." That's the a... Obama regime targeted conservatives and libertarians beginning in 2008Saturday, May 25th, 2013May 25, 2013 By John Seiler It's now coming out that President Obama's regime began targeting conservatives and libertarians in 2008 -- even before he was elected and took office. These were not normal criticisms in the heat of a political battle, but getting the government's immense powers to... IRS attacks survivor of Japanese internment campThursday, May 23rd, 2013 May 23, 2013 By John Seiler How low did the IRS go in assaulting free Americans? About as low as it gets. New Mexico Watchdog reports on the IRS hounding of Marianne Chiffelle, an 83-year-old grandmother who was interned in Indonesia by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Thes... Apple right to avoid ridiculous taxesWednesday, May 22nd, 2013May 22, 2013 By John Seiler Apple Inc. is the world's most profitable and admired company. It's also the world's biggest tax dodger. Reported the Wall Street Journal of a U.S. Senate grilling of CEO Tim Cook, "The Senate panel, in a report released Monday, said that Apple used technicalities i... Bridge debacle foreshadows bullet train mega-debacleWednesday, May 22nd, 2013 May 22, 2013 By Chris Reed Mankind has been building bridges for more than 3,000 years. A bridge built in the 13th century BC in Greece is still in use. Building durable bridges over water is not a modern accomplishment. The Roman Empire liked to build simple arch bridges over rivers and pu... Noon today: Tea Party protests against abusive IRSTuesday, May 21st, 2013 Update 8:30 pm: The protests have occurred. Please post below any reports of protests you attended or witnessed. May 21, 2013 By John Seiler The Tea Party is holding peaceful rallies today at noon across the country to protest IRS abuses. As has been revealed the past 11 days, the Obama... |