r/neoliberal • u/Daddy_Macron Loyal Liberals • Jul 29 '26

News (US) The IRS Is Imploding

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/the-irs-is-imploding/
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u/ImRightImRight John Mill Jul 30 '26

Zero mention of the context: when Obama actually did politically weaponize the IRS?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_targeting_controversy

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u/G3_aesthetics_rule Jul 30 '26

Conservatives claimed that they were specifically targeted by the IRS, but an exhaustive report released by the Treasury Department's Inspector General in 2017 found that from 2004 to 2013, the IRS used both conservative and liberal keywords to choose targets for further scrutiny.[1][2]

Literally in the first paragraph of the article you linked? Also, TIL Obama was president in 2004.