
With the rise of Uber, Airbnb, and TaskRabbit, there’s a sinking suspicion that the traditional 9-5 job is being replaced by flexible, independent contract work. But, despite the existence of multiple billion-dollar Silicon Valley startups hiring an army of independent contract workers, economists have had difficulty finding any evidence that Americans were more likely to be self-employed.
by Ferenstein Wire11 Dec 2015, 9:50 PM PST0

“The current system isn’t fair,” 2016 presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz responded before explaining the details of his recently released tax plan at Tuesday night’s Fox Business-Wall Street Journal debate.
by Michelle Moons10 Nov 2015, 10:06 PM PST0

Just so we are clear about what has gone down, the same crooked administration and the same corrupt federal agencies responsible for the IRS-Tea Party scandal now say no crimes were committed. In a letter addressed to the House Ways and Means Committee, Assistant Attorney General Peter J. Kadzik explains why the Department of Justice (DOJ) declined to press ahead.
by Tom Fitton4 Nov 2015, 6:12 AM PST0

A.B. Stoddard, Associate Editor of The Hill, stated the IRS hasn’t been held accountable and it’s “reasonable” to say “the truth was not always told” on Tuesday’s “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren.” Stoddard said, [relevant remarks begin around 5:00] “Obviously,
by Ian Hanchett27 Oct 2015, 7:53 PM PST0

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that Lois Lerner, and other IRS officials involved in targeting conservative groups’ tax exempt applications, will not have criminal charges filed against them.
by Dr. Susan Berry23 Oct 2015, 7:17 PM PST0

Sources tell Breitbart News that the three candidates vying to replace Speaker Boehner—Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) , and House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)—are likely to face questions about whether they support Jim Jordan’s call to impeach the IRS’s Koskinen. They’ll meet behind closed doors to answer questions from their GOP colleagues in Washington this evening.
by Michael Patrick Leahy6 Oct 2015, 12:39 PM PST0

Trump’s unveiling of the tax plan was a tremendous performance. Part of the secret to his success is that he sounds like what many people imagine they would sound like, given a megaphone to shout their discontent into the faces of the U.S. political establishment. That’s why Trump’s popularity doesn’t seem to take much of a hit when he gets rough with likable competitors, such as Senator Marco Rubio, who he dismissed as something akin to a hapless child during his press conference on Monday.
by John Hayward28 Sep 2015, 10:09 AM PST0

The Hillary Clinton email scandal cover-up evidently isn’t keeping the Obama administration’s lawyers busy enough. Recently, all of America learned, thanks to Judicial Watch, that the infamous former director of the Exempt Organizations Unit of the IRS Lois Lerner had
by Tom Fitton2 Sep 2015, 1:15 PM PST0

With scandal after scandal, failed policy after failed policy, and an abysmal lack of transparency to boot, taxpayers are tired of the federal bureaucratic monster that has grown out of control.
by David Bossie28 Aug 2015, 12:16 PM PST0

Disgraced former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) official Lois Lerner used a fake email identity to conduct official government business.
by Patrick Howley25 Aug 2015, 9:06 AM PST0

Once again, the Internal Revenue Service is reporting that a data breach has landed the personal information of hundreds of thousands of taxpayers in the hands of hackers. This time, the tax agency is admitting that the info of some 220,000 taxpayers was lost.
by Warner Todd Huston17 Aug 2015, 9:29 PM PST0

Actress Melissa Gilbert, best known for her role as Laura Ingalls Wilder on the 70s NBC drama Little House on the Prairie, announced Monday she will seek Michigan’s 8th Congressional District seat next November.
by Daniel Nussbaum10 Aug 2015, 5:52 PM PST0

Sarah Palin offered a scathing response on Facebook to a new Senate report revealing that Lois Lerner, the director of the IRS’s Exempt Organizations unit, targeted Palin’s daughter Bristol.
by William Bigelow6 Aug 2015, 2:20 PM PST0

This has been quite a time for those of us demanding that the Obama IRS be held accountable to the rule of law for its abuse of innocent taxpayers. Judicial Watch received more documents that expose more Obama administration misconduct and lies in the IRS scandal. Now a federal court judge threatened to hold the IRS Commissioner personally in contempt over the agency’s violation of his court orders.
by Tom Fitton4 Aug 2015, 10:15 AM PST0

Judicial Watch has released more blockbuster documents from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that confirm that the IRS used donor lists of tax-exempt organizations to target those donors for audits.
by Tom Fitton28 Jul 2015, 8:10 AM PST0

Officials are responding to the Supreme Court ruling in June that required every state to recognize same-sex marriages.
by Breitbart News16 Jul 2015, 1:53 PM PST0

On Wednesday, in Little Rock, an Arkansas man was arrested for fleecing a government summer feeding program out of hundreds of thousands of dollars meant to feed hungry children. A U.S. district court stated that Michael R. Lee, 24, bilked the Arkansas Department of Human Services out of $592,041.
by William Bigelow10 Jul 2015, 8:49 PM PST0

Deep within the Summer Budget 2015, straddling pages 94 and 95 of the official publication and unannounced in the Chancellor’s speech on Wednesday, tax inspectors have been given the power to raid personal bank accounts. The controversial ‘American-style’ powers are intended to allow HM
by Sarkis Zeronian10 Jul 2015, 8:32 AM PST0

Today I proposed the most sweeping reform to the American tax code in over a century: an over two trillion dollar tax cut that lowers taxes for every American and eliminates the current seven tax bracket structure.
by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)18 Jun 2015, 12:56 PM PST0

The IRS had been warned of vulnerabilities in their computer system long before the taxing agency admitted this week that it had been hacked and may have lost the data of up to 100,000 American taxpayers.
by Warner Todd Huston27 May 2015, 9:54 PM PST0

Ever ready to lift the intellectual level of debate in the Senate, a Democrat resorted to the Internet’s emoji-like “shruggie” symbol to describe the response to Obamcare by Senate Republicans.
by Warner Todd Huston21 May 2015, 9:37 PM PST0

President Obama rewrote our nation’s immigration laws with just the stroke of his pen. This may turn out to be the most dangerous and disruptive action of his presidency. He disregarded the separation of powers and acted in clear defiance of Congress. In doing so, he promoted and rewarded illegal immigration, while putting our national security further at risk.
by David Bossie15 May 2015, 7:40 AM PST0

Let’s have another slow clap of appreciation for the Obama Administration’s slow-walking scandal control protocols.
by John Hayward30 Apr 2015, 6:32 AM PST0

Wednesday marks Tax Day in the United States, the day when Americans are obligated to turn in their taxes to the Internal Revenue Service. Normally, you’d expect those who actually, you know, pay taxes to complain about the government robbing them of their livelihood to pay for programs and projects from which they will never benefit. But not anymore.
by Ben Shapiro15 Apr 2015, 2:18 PM PST0

With Wednesday marked as Tax Day, many GOP leaders are taking the opportunity to call for tax reform and a fairer tax for all Americans.
by Alex Swoyer15 Apr 2015, 11:15 AM PST0