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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 2013
Page
4
IRS conference waste alarm grows in new scandal
The Treasury Department inspector general reports IRS spent 50 million on employee conferences 2010 to 2012 with 37.6 million in 2010 alone and 4.9 million in 2012. Critics note lavish rooms tickets and a 17 000 leadership through art speaker. Calls grow for fiscal discipline across federal agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
Treasury Department
Inspector General
IRS
House Government Oversight Committee
Anaheim
Calif
Ritz
Congress
White House
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
General Services Administration
GSA
Las Vegas
Washington
Obama
Administration
Barack Obama
Bit by bit tyrants push name bans and new controls
The essay argues that foes of Indian team names and other reforms use a rope a dope strategy to expand demands. It cites Redskins and Fighting Sioux debates, tobacco bans, tax and AMT history, and NTSB drink driving limits as examples of incremental policy pushes to restrict freedoms. Walter E. Williams of George Mason University is the author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Redskins
U.S. Supreme Court
NCAA
University of North Dakota
Fighting Sioux
PETA
Congress
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Milton Friedman
National Transportation Safety Board
Walter E. Williams
George Mason University
Letter to the Editor on IRS audits and bonuses
A reader questions IRS audit actions and bonuses for IRS employees. The letter argues tax dollars should reduce the national debt, not fund luxuries, and suggests directing bonuses to unemployment benefits. It ends with a persistent tax joke about death and taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IRS
Employment Security Commission
W. Langley
Log On, Talk Back 46 NAACP and churches back break
NAACP leaders and predominantly black churches show support for granting her a break, signaling collective backing from community institutions. The item highlights endorsement from civil rights aligned groups and faith leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAACP
Frick criticizes media bias and race discourse
Jared William Frick argues that media outlets exaggerate events and push agendas. He notes changed times since the 1960s civil rights era but says progress is real, while highlighting black-on-black crime as a real issue and defending free speech against political correctness.
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al Capone
Jared William Frick
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