IRS Redux

            The IRS scandal is the gift that keeps on giving.  Some have called it manna from heaven for Republicans.  The latest well-known substance to hit the fan is the $70 million in bonuses that will be paid to IRS employees, yes, the very same IRS people who violated the constitutional rights of conservatives under the direction of their bosses in Washington and with the encouragement of Democrats in the Senate and the White House.  Why should these miscreants be rewarded?

            We have every reason to protest.   But there's nothing we can do about it, because the payments  are mandated by an agreement between the government and the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) that represents IRS employees.    
            Is there a connection here?  Let's see.  Since 2008, the year Barack Obama was anointed,  the NTEU has made $1.63 million in political contributions.  Bear in mind that this money comes from government employees whose salaries are paid by our taxes.  They are supposed to be impartial and fair... like the IRS.  But 96% of NTEU contributions go to Democrats.  Talk about an incestuous relationship!
            What can we do about it?  Not much.  But here's my wish list anyway.

            1.  De-certify the union.  FDR warned us about the negative consequences of letting public employees form unions.  Now we see why. 

            2.  Bring on a Special Prosecutor.  Because of the NTEU, it's almost impossible to fire anybody in the IRS.  But if IRS operatives have committed criminal acts, they should be prosecuted and sent to jail.

            3.  Reduce the budget.  The House controls the purse-strings.  It can start by cutting the $70 million allotted to bonuses and the $50 million for junkets and conferences featuring line dancing and Star Trek spoofs.

            4.  Keep the IRS out of Health Care.  The president wants to add 17,000 people to the IRS rolls to enforce compliance with Obamacare.  The Inquisition doesn't have enough power?

            5.  Abolish the IRS.  It's high time we took a good look at alternatives like the FairTax.  The government now taxes production, be it in the form of manufacturing or labor.  In my view, we would all be better off if it taxed consumption instead. 

            I would pay to be part of the crowd waving good-bye to the IRS as it set off on its final one-way junket.