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Old 06-03-2013, 06:21 AM
 
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Exercise is a good thing, it re-energizes us and helps make us more productive.
Do you want to pay for my gym membership?
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Old 06-03-2013, 06:26 AM
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Exercise is a good thing, it re-energizes us and helps make us more productive.
As if a more productive IRS is a good thing
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Old 06-03-2013, 06:33 AM
 
Location: Maryland
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Probably a team building exercise maybe the costs are out of whack.
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Old 06-03-2013, 06:33 AM
 
Location: Tampa Florida
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Do you want to pay for my gym membership?
My Medicare Advantage plan pays for mine .... say, who is it that pays for my Medicare plan? Oh, and by the way, I need a raise in my Soc Sec payment, so you need to work some more hours...
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Old 06-03-2013, 06:42 AM
 
Location: Long Island
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It would be nice if the oversight committees prevented these things before they happened rather than highlighting the waste 3 years later.
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Old 06-03-2013, 06:45 AM
 
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When federal taxes is taken out of your paycheck just think, that money that you and your family could have used, look at that number and ask why are you paying for dancing IRS agents.

Dancing Employees Revealed In Recently Released IRS Video
The video of the IRS workers practicing their dance moves, which lasts just under three minutes, comes weeks after it was revealed that agency workers produced two other videos parodying the "Star Trek" and "Gilligan's Island" TV shows.

The Star Trek Video:
That "Star Trek" video was produced for the same 2010 conference. The agency called the "Star Trek" video, which lasted six minutes and featured employees dressed as characters from the popular show, a mistake. The "Star Trek" and "Gilligan's Island" videos cost about $60,000 combined to make, the IRS said in March.




Much less than we pay the Idiots on Capital Hill.
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Old 06-03-2013, 09:32 AM
 
Location: None of your business
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IRS spent $50 million on conferences over the last two years.
The arrogance of officials who don't believe the rules apply to them. The arrogance it takes to have us believe that "two rogue agents" at an office in Cinccinnati are responsible for the entire targeting mess is the same kind of arrogance that spends $50,000 on videos parodying TV shows for a conference of tax collectors.

Read more: Blog: IRS spent $50 million on conferences over the last two years
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Old 06-03-2013, 09:40 AM
 
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When federal taxes is taken out of your paycheck just think, that money that you and your family could have used, look at that number and ask why are you paying for dancing IRS agents.

Dancing Employees Revealed In Recently Released IRS Video
The video of the IRS workers practicing their dance moves, which lasts just under three minutes, comes weeks after it was revealed that agency workers produced two other videos parodying the "Star Trek" and "Gilligan's Island" TV shows.

The Star Trek Video:
That "Star Trek" video was produced for the same 2010 conference. The agency called the "Star Trek" video, which lasted six minutes and featured employees dressed as characters from the popular show, a mistake. The "Star Trek" and "Gilligan's Island" videos cost about $60,000 combined to make, the IRS said in March.


I just don't get the fake outrage about these kinds of things.

What is so wrong about the videos?

If a government employee is at a conference are they supposed to work 24hours a day or work when they aren't sleeping? I think that is an insane assumption.

There is no corruption or waste in making a silly video.

conservatives are very, very petty.
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Old 06-03-2013, 09:44 AM
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I just don't get the fake outrage about these kinds of things.

What is so wrong about the videos?

If a government employee is at a conference are they supposed to work 24hours a day or work when they aren't sleeping? I think that is an insane assumption.

There is no corruption or waste in making a silly video.

conservatives are very, very petty.
Right, because the government is spending its own money
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Old 06-03-2013, 09:46 AM
 
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I just don't get the fake outrage about these kinds of things.

What is so wrong about the videos? If a government employee is at a conference are they supposed to work 24hours a day or work when they aren't sleeping? I think that is an insane assumption.

There is no corruption or waste in making a silly video.

conservatives are very, very petty.
Everyone has to have money in this game. Everyone needs to pay taxes.

This is an example of one of the reasons everyone should have to pay federal taxes. If you don't then wasted tax money is no big deal to you. If you don't pay federal taxes when Obama demands higher taxes you are not concerned because it's the other guy. Actually for those who do, they should not have taxes taken out on a per pay basis. The government should deduct them quarterly so at least you get a sense of just how much you are paying.

The government knew exactly what they were doing when they take a little from each paycheck instead of making you pay in chunks.
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