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I’m guessing the op is referring to this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_targeting_controversy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_targeting_controversy
by barelysapient 4y ago
I’m guessing the op is referring to this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_targeting_controversy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_targeting_controversy
“In 2013, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), under the Obama administration, revealed that it had selected political groups applying for tax-exempt status for intensive scrutiny based on their names or political themes.”
Further in the article you’ll learn that conservative groups were targeted more than left leaning groups.
- hgsgm 4y agoSo they targeted both, as required by law (political lobbying is not tax exempt), and conservative groups were targeted "more", without quantitative context.