One Hundred: IRS Priority

Statement of IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman Regarding the Austin Incident


Feb. 18, 2010

Like most Americans, I am shocked by the tragic events that took place in Austin this morning. This incident is of deep concern to me. We are working with law-enforcement agencies to fully investigate the events that led up to this plane crash.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the dedicated employees of the IRS who work in the Austin building. We will immediately begin doing whatever we can to help them during this difficult time.

While this appears to be an isolated incident, the safety of our employees is my highest priority. We will continue to do whatever is needed to ensure our employees are safe.

Somehow, I thought the "highest priority" of the IRS would have been the most efficient administration of the United States tax code. But it turns out that safeguarding the interests of the U.S. taxpayer is not at the top of Mr. Shulman's list.

Ninety Nine: BO Gives More Money To Losers

"President Barack Obama is expected to announce plans Friday to provide an additional $1.5 billion to a state-assistance program for homeowners worst hit by the downturn in U.S. housing values."

The above quote is from today's WSJ online version. The article mainly highlights BO's trip to Vegas with Harry Reid to prop up Reid's desperate attempt to keep his welfare job in the Senate. But the sheer stupidity of the idea of giving more money to people who have already demonstrated an utter inability to manage or invest assets is what blows me away. Now if BO was giving away HIS OWN MONEY, it would be a totally different story. I'd say, bully for him, going around being a charitable guy. But he's giving away taxpayer money to a bunch of losers who should never have owned homes in the first place. This is BO's idea of "stimulus." Take taxpayer money which otherwise could have been invested in private sector jobs which will in turn generate tax revenue, and send it down a government sewer.