IRS Official in Charge During Tea Party Targeting Now Runs Health Care Office

[Lucille]

Oh boy.

IRS Official in Charge During Tea Party Targeting Now Runs Health Care Office
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/05/irs-official-in-charge-during-tea-party-targeting-now-runs-health-care-office/


The Internal Revenue Service official in charge of the tax-exempt organizations at the time when the unit targeted tea party groups now runs the IRS office responsible for the health care legislation.

Sarah Hall Ingram served as commissioner of the office responsible for tax-exempt organizations between 2009 and 2012. But Ingram has since left that part of the IRS and is now the director of the IRS’ Affordable Care Act office, the IRS confirmed to ABC News today.

Her successor, Joseph Grant, is taking the fall for misdeeds at the scandal-plagued unit between 2010 and 2012. During at least part of that time, Grant served as deputy commissioner of the tax-exempt unit.

Grant announced today that he would retire June 3, despite being appointed as commissioner of the tax-exempt office May 8, a week ago.

[sailingaway]

you beat me!

[Michigan11]

Whatever anyone can do at this point in their own life to put a spoke in any part of the system - Do it and don't think about it. This system is gone, complete corruption.

[sailingaway]

apparently the guy who resigned NOT ONLY was about to leave, anyhow, he wasn't even in office during the relevant time periods.

[Sola_Fide]

It's a revolving door of criminals. An audacious show of power might get you fired, but it will definitely get you in line for the next gig.

[green73]

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IN CHARGE DURING 'TEA PARTY' TARGETING, NOW RUNS IRS OBAMACARE OFFICE (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/05/irs-official-in-charge-during-tea-party-targeting-now-runs-health-care-office/)
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[thoughtomator]

This pretty much validates the fears expressed since the IRS scandal broke, that Obamacare would be politically administered as well.

If you have a conservative or libertarian bone in your body, DO NOT let yourself get involved in Obamacare in any way - they WILL try to kill you.

[green73]

God, she's a real beaut.

[mad cow]

God, she's a real beaut.

Kinda favors The Church Lady.

[torchbearer]

every hour is like wtf.
is the matrix unraveling?
did going after the reports end the cartel arrangement?

[Lucille]

Definitely the Church Lady!


Sarah Hall Ingram (http://washingtonexaminer.com/irs-tax-exemptionobamacare-exec-got-100390-in-bonuses/article/2529899), the IRS executive in charge of the tax exempt division in 2010 when it began targeting conservative tea party, evangelical and pro-Israel groups for harrassment, got more than $100,000 in bonuses between 2009 and 2012.

More recently, Ingram was promoted to serve as director of the tax agency's Obamacare program office, a position that put her in charge of the IRS vast expansion of its regulatory power and staffing in connection with federal health care, ABC reported earlier today.

Ingram received a $7,000 bonus in 2009, according to data obtained by The Washington Examiner from the IRS, then a $34,440 bonus in 2010, $35,400 in 2011 and $26,550 last year for a total of $103,390. Her annual salary went from $172,500 to $177,000 during the same period.

The 2010, 2011 and 2012 bonuses were awarded during the period when IRS harrassment of the conservative groups was most intense. The newspaper obtained the data via a Freedom of Information Act request.

[Sola_Fide]

This pretty much validates the fears expressed since the IRS scandal broke, that Obamacare would be politically administered as well.

If you have a conservative or libertarian bone in your body, DO NOT let yourself get involved in Obamacare in any way - they WILL try to kill you.

Even the right-left paradigm idiots on the radio are getting this right today.

[thoughtomator]

Even the right-left paradigm idiots on the radio are getting this right today.

Score one for tinfoil. Or make that three.

[sailingaway]

Even the right-left paradigm idiots on the radio are getting this right today.

some of them know they won't always have a Dem president.

[green73]

IRS henchwoman got $103,390 in bonuses...

[Bruno]

God, he's a real beaut.

Fixed

[ClydeCoulter]

God, she's a real beaut.

I swear I've seen that person before, on a British comedy, dude wearing a wig talking in falsetto.

[thoughtomator]

some of them know they won't always have a Dem president.

Radio is almost exclusively on the Fox News side (nominally "right") of the political spectrum. There's no market for left-wing radio because television and newspapers saturate the left-wing pundit market.

[FrankRep]

Update: IRS tax exemption/Obamacare exec (Sarah Hall Ingram) got $103,390 in bonuses
http://washingtonexaminer.com/irs-tax-exemptionobamacare-exec-got-100390-in-bonuses/article/2529899


IRS Official in Charge During Tea Party Targeting Now Runs Health Care Office (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/05/irs-official-in-charge-during-tea-party-targeting-now-runs-health-care-office/)


ABC News
May 16, 2013


Sarah Hall Ingram served as commissioner of the office responsible for tax-exempt organizations between 2009 and 2012. But Ingram has since left that part of the IRS and is now the director (http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/IRS-Makes-Progress-Implementing-ObamaCare-66507-1.html) of the IRS’ Affordable Care Act office, the IRS confirmed to ABC News today.


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ABC News also confirms that Ingram is not a Man, just an ugly mean woman.

[bunklocoempire]

Did somebody spill a glass of water on Janet Napolitano?

*shudder*

You know Sarah, it's not that I hate you I just hate what you do. It's not right and it's a sham. Knock it off.

[Origanalist]

Reality is sometimes crazier than fiction. My initial reaction? You must be joking (via ABC News):




The Internal Revenue Service official in charge of the tax-exempt organizations at the time when the unit targeted tea party groups now runs the IRS office responsible for the health care legislation. Sarah Hall Ingram served as commissioner of the office responsible for tax-exempt organizations between 2009 and 2012. But Ingram has since left that part of the IRS and is now the director of the IRS’ Affordable Care Act office, the IRS confirmed to ABC News today. Her successor, Joseph Grant, is taking the fall for misdeeds at the scandal-plagued unit between 2010 and 2012. During at least part of that time, Grant served as deputy commissioner of the tax-exempt unit.





If you're waiting for a rimshot, give it up. Smell the reality, friends. And In case you were curious, yes of course Ms. Ingram raked in more than $100,000 in taxpayer-funded bonuses as she oversaw her office's the abusive targeting scheme. Now she's off to bigger and better things; namely, monitoring and enforcing your healthcare arrangements. Conservatives have already started making the IRS-Obamacare nexus clear -- a killer talking point -- but this new information brings the connection to an entirely new level. The woman who is arguably the individual most directly responsible for the operation of the IRS targeting scandal has been promoted to run Obamacare enforcement. Let that sink in. Obamacare's core individual mandate, which the Supreme Court upheld as a tax in 2012, goes into effect next year, and our trustworthy, apolitical pals at the Internal Revenue Service are in charge of policing it. I'm sure being infected by toxic IRS taint will make Obamacare even more popular than it already is.

On a related note, the House just voted (again) to repeal Obamacare in its entirety. Democrats mocked and belittled the effort, wherein every Republican voted in favor of uprooting this unaffordable mess, while all but two House Democrats voted to keep it in place. Look at these obsessed fools, banging their heads against a wall for the 37th time, liberals are chuckling. I doubt they'll be laughing for long. First of all, several of the more narrowly-tailored repeal votes actually succeeded. But here's another key point here: Both Democrat "yea" votes came from House veterans who represent red districts. That means that every other vulnerable Democrat, and every single Democratic freshman, voted to protect every last detail of Obamacare, including IRS enforcement. How's that going to play? (Have fun, NRCC). House Republicans couldn't have timed this symbolic vote any better. Hell, the GOP campaign committees should send flowers to the entire IRS management team. I'm speechless.


UPDATE - By the way, ABC News also confirmed that the "fired" IRS acting commissioner was on his way out anyway. The second head to roll, Joseph Grant, was just promoted eight days ago to the position that he's now vacating. Eight days ago, he was elevated to replace...you guessed it, Sarah Hall Ingram. Kudos all around, guys.
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2013/05/16/rimshot-irs-official-who-oversaw-targeting-scandal-now-in-charge-of-obamacare-division-n1599015

[FrankRep]

Already posted.


IRS Official in Charge During Tea Party Targeting Now Runs ObamaCare Office
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?414672-IRS-Official-in-Charge-During-Tea-Party-Targeting-Now-Runs-ObamaCare-Office

[sailingaway]

It was posted before that, too.

[HOLLYWOOD]

Ingram received a $7,000 bonus in 2009, according to data obtained by The Washington Examiner from the IRS, then a $34,440 bonus in 2010, $35,400 in 2011 and $26,550 last year, for a total of $103,390. Her annual salary went from $172,500 to $177,000 during the same period.


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THIS MANSTER IS GOING TO PRISON... FOR A LONG, LONG, LONG, LONG TIME (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/05/irs-official-in-charge-during-tea-party-targeting-now-runs-health-care-office/)

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[ClydeCoulter]

It was posted before that, too.

Ah, it's okay, just too much excitement :D

edit: "London bridge is ...." :D

edit2: Now, how to keep a good crisis from going to waste.

[Warlord]

Are we seriously to believe Holder's DOJ is going to do its job properly?

There needs to be an independent special prosecutor. Congress should ACT. Wake up Boehner.

Holder's DOJ will find a way of screwing this up

[Lucille]

http://washingtonexaminer.com/irs-tax-exemptionobamacare-exec-got-100390-in-bonuses/article/2529899


Bonuses as large as those awarded to Ingram typically require presidential approval, according to federal personnel regulations.

High-ranking career federal civil servants like Ingram are eligible for recognition through citations known as Distinguished and Merit Service awards that can carry with them cash bonuses of anywhere from five to 35 percent of their base salary.

The largest of such awards, however, require presidential approval, according to the Office of Personnel Management, which oversees the federal civil service workforce.

[Warlord]

They're ALL Obama donors! Look it up!

Dave Weigel says "yeah so what, you'd expect them to be Democrats in government service... nothing to see here"

Total nonsense. The gov jobs pay well. She gets more than a US senator! If they have to collect taxes and run an intrusive bureaucracy the least they can do is staff it with non-partisans.