Why the GOP really wants to defund IRS
Hint: It’s not about punishing administrative incompetence.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/07/01/why-the-gop-really-wants-to-defund-irs/
Back from my week long ‘vacation’ (the bulk of which was 10-12 hours a day of back breaking work (in sauna-like temps) to get ready for the July 4th party) and catching up on the news. The above article is quite interesting to me (really! it is worth a read!) and apropos given that I got this from a good friend yesterday:
Education Profiteering; Wall Street’s Next Big Thing?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-faux/education-wall-street_b_1919727.html
Which reminded me of a few past posts that are all related to the steady and largely successful efforts by the elite to extract tax dollars from the middle class while simultaneously maximizing polarization in our country:
http://sol-biotech.com/wordpress/2011/10/27/the-educational-industrial-complex/
http://sol-biotech.com/wordpress/2012/01/25/more-educational-industrial-complex/
Also prison privatization is ‘great’ for profit as well:
http://sol-biotech.com/wordpress/2012/01/27/usa-the-prison-society/
http://sol-biotech.com/wordpress/2013/09/23/low-crime-tax/
There is also good reason to think the shenanigans with the post office are all about union busting:
http://sol-biotech.com/wordpress/2012/03/15/political-destruction-of-the-us-post-office/
After that bit of shameless plugging of my own posts I will say that the party was pretty much an unqualified success. My primary goal of getting the cooks out of the house was a roaring success and all greeted the pavilion with excitement and approval. I was able to relax from the 4th on (we also took off yesterday (Monday) as well) and sit around, eat and smoke cigars (and watch the Tour de France live). The weather also moderated nicely for the weekend as well. I will try to get updated pictures on my web site soon and post back here…
