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Constitutional Paulicy
06-03-2013, 12:58 AM
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House panel: Report finds $50M for IRS conferences
By ALAN FRAM | Associated Press


The conference spending included $4 million for an August 2010 gathering in Anaheim, Calif., for which the agency did not negotiate lower room rates, even though that is standard government practice, according to a statement by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Instead, some of the 2,600 attendees received benefits, including baseball tickets and stays in presidential suites that normally cost $1,500 to $3,500 per night. In addition, 15 outside speakers were paid a total of $135,000 in fees, with one paid $17,000 to talk about "leadership through art," the House committee said.

more here.... http://news.yahoo.com/house-panel-report-finds-50m-irs-conferences-161007052.html

Constitutional Paulicy
06-03-2013, 10:18 AM
IRS Spent $50 Million on Conferences, Produced Another Idiotic Video
Mon, 06/03/2013 - 10:30am | posted by Jason Pye


And just a few months after the IRS was criticized for wasting taxpayer money on a poorly produced Star Trek-theme training video, yet another video has come out that shows IRS employees linedancing. The purpose of the video, which cost $1,600 to make, isn’t exactly known, though it was shown at a 2010 conference.

more here... http://www.unitedliberty.org/authors/jpye

pathtofreedom
06-03-2013, 10:31 AM
The IRS is a private corporation so it can spend as much as it wants.

sluggo
06-03-2013, 10:39 AM
The most powerful collection agency on Earth.

ZENemy
06-03-2013, 10:44 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KdFUjNqwpok