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MattB .

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May 17, 2013, 6:08:07 PM5/17/13
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The IRS Is Seeing Everything You Do Online

http://www.moneynews.com/FinanceNews/IRS-online-email-warrant/2013/05/17/id/505059

The IRS may be watching your online activities — including what you
post on social media sites, what you sell online, even what you write
in emails and text messages.

Some tax experts and civil liberties groups are disturbed by what they
call the agency's secretive practices. Taxpayers know little about how
it uses big data and "robo-audits."

"It's well-known in the tax community, but not many people outside of
it are aware of this big expansion of data and computer use," Edward
Zelinsky, a tax expert at Cardozo Law School and Yale Law School, told
U.S. News & World Report.

"I am sure people will be concerned about the use of personal
information on databases in government, and those concerns are
well-taken."

Anything you do or say on the Internet can be used against you in IRS
enforcement actions, he stressed.

The IRS spent about $1 billion in its recent data-mining
modernization.

As a result, the agency's is rolling out an effort to deploy
sophisticated data-matching and pattern-recognition technology, and
match up taxpayer returns with third-party information, according to
U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell
George.

The IRS is collecting massive amounts of data, tracking Internet
users' online movements, and using Social Security numbers, health
records, credit card transactions and other information that private
companies cannot obtain, according to U.S. News.

The IRS Criminal Tax Division has long believed that it can read your
emails without a warrant, said American Civil Liberties Union staff
attorney Nathan Freed Wessler, citing IRS documents. The ACLU examined
247 pages of IRS records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act
request to learn if the IRS obtains search warrants before reading
emails, texts, and other digital communications.

"So does the IRS always get a warrant?" Wessler wrote in an ACLU blog
post.
"Unfortunately, while the documents we have obtained do not answer
this question point blank, they suggest otherwise."

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Lets see America is really hurting and they spend a billion on this?


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Dänk 42Ø

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May 18, 2013, 12:16:23 AM5/18/13
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On Fri, 17 May 2013 19:19:33 -0600, Yoorghis quacked:

> On Fri, 17 May 2013 15:08:07 -0700, MattB .
> <trdel...@spamnogmail.com> wrote:
>
>>The IRS Is Seeing Everything You Do Online
>
> They must be rolling on the floor laughing at your dumb racist ass,
> MattLoon

I notice how easily you dismiss the grossest abuse of government power
since the Richard Nixon era with a sarcastic little joke.

RichTravsky

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May 18, 2013, 12:29:16 AM5/18/13
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Obviously you don't know what Nixon did.

Meanwhile:

the head of the IRS when this started was a BUSH appointee...

MattB .

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May 18, 2013, 12:55:59 AM5/18/13
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On Fri, 17 May 2013 19:19:33 -0600, Yoor...@Jurgis.net wrote:

>On Fri, 17 May 2013 15:08:07 -0700, MattB .
><trdel...@spamnogmail.com> wrote:
>
>>The IRS Is Seeing Everything You Do Online
>
>They must be rolling on the floor laughing at your dumb racist ass,
>MattLoon

They'd get more of a laugh watching I and my Black friends joke with
each other.

Then again notice you have nothing to say about the abuse of power of
our government.

MattB .

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May 18, 2013, 12:58:14 AM5/18/13
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Think you will notice Gary's only cares about the amount of
freeloading he can do off the american Tax payers.

MattB .

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May 18, 2013, 12:59:27 AM5/18/13
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On Fri, 17 May 2013 22:29:16 -0600, RichTravsky
<traRvE...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Is that so. Then maybe her new boss Obama gave her new orders. Must
have government the liberal way.
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Dänk 42Ø

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May 18, 2013, 12:29:23 PM5/18/13
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On Fri, 17 May 2013 22:29:16 -0600, RichTravsky wrote:
I never mentioned Bush, but now that I think about it was his felony
violation of the FISA wiretap law that is just about as egregious as the
similar crime committed by Nixon. Too bad Democraps refused to impeach
him.

Anyway, whether it was Emperor Bush who appointed the IRS commissioner
(or whatever his fuckin' title is) is irrelevant, since the groups he
targeted were opponents of Chairman Obama.

Rod

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May 18, 2013, 1:04:31 PM5/18/13
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let's get beyond party affiliation to the truth. Whoever is doing
it should be removed, and if out of office indicted and if proven
guilty jailed and fined if need be.

In the end WE are responsible since we elect those that hire and
appointment these kinds of people to federal agencies.

Asking the the justice department to investigate and send to trial
those involved is like asking Obama to indict his own mother.

Obama cannot be held responsible for the evil done by others...but
he is responsible for making certain that these things cannot happen
and will not happen again.

The guy in charge accepts responsibility for these things knowingly.

Jorge

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May 19, 2013, 10:47:12 AM5/19/13
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In article <cdadp8poesfae38f5...@4ax.com>,
I don't think the IRS is your friend.
andl
mr. Reich sez;
Finally, all of this, coming at a time when the Supreme Court has deemed
corporations łpeople˛ under the First Amendment and when income and
wealth are more concentrated at the top than theyąve been in over a
hundred years, has enabled Americaąs financial elite to further entrench
their wealth and power and thereby take over much of American democracy.
This is the real scandal and the real abuse, Congressman Camp. Your
indignation over the IRSąs alleged łtargeting˛ of conservative groups is
a distraction from the main event.
© 2013 Robert Reich

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/05/19
--
Karma ; what a concept!

Rod

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May 19, 2013, 1:00:00 PM5/19/13
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> corporations ³people² under the First Amendment and when income and
> wealth are more concentrated at the top than they¹ve been in over a
> hundred years, has enabled America¹s financial elite to further entrench
> their wealth and power and thereby take over much of American democracy.
> This is the real scandal and the real abuse, Congressman Camp. Your
> indignation over the IRS¹s alleged ³targeting² of conservative groups is
> a distraction from the main event.
> © 2013 Robert Reich
>
> http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/05/19
>

here is hoping that someday people on both sides of the political
spectrum will wake up and realize that people in their party are
taking advantage of everyone, Democrat and Republican, for personal
gain !


And while you are busy hating one another over policy the greedy
are laughing at you and raping your wealth.

RichTravsky

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May 19, 2013, 10:59:13 PM5/19/13
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"MattB ." wrote:
> On Fri, 17 May 2013 22:29:16 -0600, RichTravsky
> <traRvE...@hotmail.com> wrote:>
> >Dänk 42Ř wrote:
> >> On Fri, 17 May 2013 19:19:33 -0600, Yoorghis quacked:
> >>
> >> > On Fri, 17 May 2013 15:08:07 -0700, MattB .
> >> > <trdel...@spamnogmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>The IRS Is Seeing Everything You Do Online
> >> >
> >> > They must be rolling on the floor laughing at your dumb racist ass,
> >> > MattLoon
> >>
> >> I notice how easily you dismiss the grossest abuse of government power
> >> since the Richard Nixon era with a sarcastic little joke.
> >
> >Obviously you don't know what Nixon did.
> >
> >Meanwhile:
> >
> >the head of the IRS when this started was a BUSH appointee...
>
> Is that so. Then maybe her new boss Obama gave her new orders. Must
> have government the liberal way.

"her"? HAHAHAHAHAHAH Another clueless con-servative.

Doug Shulman. Bush appointee. As in, there while Duhbya was still
president. Had a 5 year term. And this stuff started under him...

RT

RichTravsky

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May 19, 2013, 11:01:08 PM5/19/13
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Obama's, Legion, of, Flash, Mobs, @, 7/11.nig wrote:
>
> On Fri, 17 May 2013 22:29:16 -0600, RichTravsky
> <traRvE...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> No one was murdered by sociopathic abandonment of embassy staff at the
> hands of Obama's new friends in the Muslim Brotherhood by issuing a
> 'stand down' order.

241 marines died under Bonzo because of poor security at Beirut.

> Watergate wasn't the result of abandoning your ambassador to die by
> denying peas for increased security.

You mean by republicons cutting funds for security.

> Watergate didn't involve gun running and it didn't involve using the
> IRS to suppress and intimidate civil rights.

You mean lying to start a war.

> 'Obama did that'

REPUBLICONS did that.

RichTravsky

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May 19, 2013, 11:01:37 PM5/19/13
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CB wrote:
>
> On Fri, 17 May 2013 21:55:59 -0700, MattB .
> <trdel...@spamnogmail.com> wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 17 May 2013 19:19:33 -0600, Yoor...@Jurgis.net wrote:
> >
> >>On Fri, 17 May 2013 15:08:07 -0700, MattB .
> >><trdel...@spamnogmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>The IRS Is Seeing Everything You Do Online
> >>
> >>They must be rolling on the floor laughing at your dumb racist ass,
> >>MattLoon
> >
> >They'd get more of a laugh watching I and my Black friends joke with
> >each other.
> >
> >Then again notice you have nothing to say about the abuse of power of
> >our government.
>
> The whole world is fooled by this Evil man

Duhbya is gone. no more wars started by lying.

RichTravsky

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May 19, 2013, 11:02:53 PM5/19/13
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Dänk 42Ř wrote:
>
> On Fri, 17 May 2013 22:29:16 -0600, RichTravsky wrote:
>
> > Dänk 42à wrote:
> >> On Fri, 17 May 2013 19:19:33 -0600, Yoorghis quacked:
> >>
> >> > On Fri, 17 May 2013 15:08:07 -0700, MattB .
> >> > <trdel...@spamnogmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>The IRS Is Seeing Everything You Do Online
> >> >
> >> > They must be rolling on the floor laughing at your dumb racist ass,
> >> > MattLoon
> >>
> >> I notice how easily you dismiss the grossest abuse of government power
> >> since the Richard Nixon era with a sarcastic little joke.
> >
> > Obviously you don't know what Nixon did.
> >
> > Meanwhile:
> >
> > the head of the IRS when this started was a BUSH appointee...
>
> I never mentioned Bush, but now that I think about it was his felony

Hint - the IRS is the topic. And this qualifies as pertinent.

> violation of the FISA wiretap law that is just about as egregious as the
> similar crime committed by Nixon. Too bad Democraps refused to impeach
> him.

Republicraps would have fought it.

RichTravsky

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May 19, 2013, 11:03:37 PM5/19/13
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Rod wrote:
>
> On 5/17/2013 11:29 PM, RichTravsky wrote:
> > Dänk 42Ř wrote:
> >>
> >> On Fri, 17 May 2013 19:19:33 -0600, Yoorghis quacked:
> >>
> >>> On Fri, 17 May 2013 15:08:07 -0700, MattB .
> >>> <trdel...@spamnogmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> The IRS Is Seeing Everything You Do Online
> >>>
> >>> They must be rolling on the floor laughing at your dumb racist ass,
> >>> MattLoon
> >>
> >> I notice how easily you dismiss the grossest abuse of government power
> >> since the Richard Nixon era with a sarcastic little joke.
> >
> > Obviously you don't know what Nixon did.
> >
> > Meanwhile:
> >
> > the head of the IRS when this started was a BUSH appointee...
> >
>
> let's get beyond party affiliation to the truth. Whoever is doing

It's always funny how the cons switch gears when one of their own
pops up...

Domitius Corbulo

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May 20, 2013, 9:46:26 AM5/20/13
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Dubby may be out of office but he's far from gone and the country lives
with the things he did to it. His party wants to make sure this
continues forever.

FirstPost

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May 20, 2013, 12:11:50 PM5/20/13
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On Mon, 20 May 2013 09:46:26 -0400, Domitius Corbulo <cor...@gmx.com>
wrote:
Just what did he "do to this country" Stupid ass?
5% unemployment and a robust economy until you ignorant ass democrats
took the congress and dragged everything into the shit for the sake of
the election.
Your boy in the whitehouse hasn' done a goddamned thing to fix any of
the made up horshit problems that you constantly harp on Bush about
except blame the Republicans who haven' prevented him from doing a
damned thing that he pushed for.
And if you really believe that anyone wants to see the nation go down
the shitter like you nym shifting dickheads keep preaching then you
are a hell of a lot stupider than first thought.


RichTravsky

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May 22, 2013, 12:56:05 AM5/22/13
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Duhbya lied us in to war that we're still paying for and let the economy
go in the toilet.
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RichTravsky

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Jun 19, 2013, 12:55:54 AM6/19/13
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Obama's, Legion, of, Flash, Mobs, @, 7/11.nig wrote:
>
> Not this talking point again. You thick sculled Neanderthals really
> are forgetful.
>
> Canada, the British and Italians have all reported on the 550 tons of
> yellowcake secretly moved out of Iraq into Canada.
>
> http://www.nbcnews.com/id/25546334/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/t/secret-us-mission-hauls-uranium-iraq/
>
> So are you going to lie about throws 16 words anymore, liar? Or am I
> going to rub your nose in it again?

While yellowcake alone is not considered potent enough for a so-called "dirty
bomb"

HAHAHAHAHAH

That all ya got? No facilities for processing it? Any other WMDs? No? LOL

> The economy took a dump three times during President Bush's tutelage.
> After 9/11, while the thing called gore was trying to steal the
> election and when the Marxist turned Fascist threatened the coal
> industry, Healthcare insurance providers, the drug industry and
> Energy.
>
> Bush's economy rocked the free world and the people rejoiced. Obama's

Duhbya rocked it into the ground. Obama is digging us out.

Clinton's economy rocked the world. Duhbya pissed it away.

> grip constricts Capital (fleeing into tax friendly countries) so the
> people mourn
>
> Only because of Dims in the Black Congressional Caucus and fools like
> Bernie boi were banks forced to lower lending standards (SOP) in
> housing. Thieves like Jon Corzine hatched risky schemes (AlGore
> cliche) bundling bad loans and selling them as securities...the irony
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