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Republican logic: Demand the strictest most penny pinching policies from the IRS while you are defunding them[1]. Complain when said defunding affects one of yo

by monochr 12y ago

Republican logic: Demand the strictest most penny pinching policies from the IRS while you are defunding them[1]. Complain when said defunding affects one of your pet issues because they can't afford a central server and store every email on local machines [2]. This is the same sort of stupidity that we see on parade every time they fight tooth and nail to get some borderline unconstitutional religious law passed only to the the fastest about face imaginable when they find out that "religion" doesn't main "only my religion" in law. [1] http://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/2012-Annual-Report/irs-funding/ http://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/2012-Annual-Report/irs-f... [2] http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=321783982 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3217839...

johngalt 12y ago
Is the 'us vs them' attitude really so strong in your mind? Do you think it's perfectly reasonable for an organization that spends $1.5billion on IT to be unable to retain their directors email? I can't help but think that your opinion would be different if this was email between oil executives.
- monochr 12y ago
  "Do you think it's perfectly reasonable for an organization that spends $1.5billion on IT to be unable to retain their directors email?" You do realize that the IRS it budget is spent on trying to keep a database of every American running for ever on $5 a years per person? Email servers don't have anything to do with that. And having seem "cost cutting" measures in both government and industry the "non-essential" services like a centralized email server would be the first to go. So yes, it is, you get the government you pay for.
  - johngalt 12y ago
    Surely organizations will always point to a lack of funding in response to a lack of performance. But I find it odd that they were certainly able to spare the time and budget to target opposition groups. Yet nothing was in the budget to keep any record of their actions.
    - monochr 12y ago
      "johngalt" Oh I thought for a second I was talking to a non-troll. My bad.
      - Crito 12y ago
        Way to not address his point. Who is the real troll?
woah 12y ago
Rah Rah Go Team! Is this a game of football or is it a government? You are so blinded by your party tribalism that you are willing to overlook criminal negligence.
jd75 12y ago
I know someone who works at the IRS. It is seriously being defunded, by people like Darrell Issa. If Issa wants forever records of all emails, that costs.

by monochr 12y ago

johngalt 12y ago

Is the 'us vs them' attitude really so strong in your mind? Do you think it's perfectly reasonable for an organization that spends $1.5billion on IT to be unable to retain their directors email? I can't help but think that your opinion would be different if this was email between oil executives.

monochr 12y ago
"Do you think it's perfectly reasonable for an organization that spends $1.5billion on IT to be unable to retain their directors email?" You do realize that the IRS it budget is spent on trying to keep a database of every American running for ever on $5 a years per person? Email servers don't have anything to do with that. And having seem "cost cutting" measures in both government and industry the "non-essential" services like a centralized email server would be the first to go. So yes, it is, you get the government you pay for.
- johngalt 12y ago
  Surely organizations will always point to a lack of funding in response to a lack of performance. But I find it odd that they were certainly able to spare the time and budget to target opposition groups. Yet nothing was in the budget to keep any record of their actions.
  - monochr 12y ago
    "johngalt" Oh I thought for a second I was talking to a non-troll. My bad.
    - Crito 12y ago
      Way to not address his point. Who is the real troll?

woah 12y ago

Rah Rah Go Team! Is this a game of football or is it a government? You are so blinded by your party tribalism that you are willing to overlook criminal negligence.

jd75 12y ago

I know someone who works at the IRS. It is seriously being defunded, by people like Darrell Issa. If Issa wants forever records of all emails, that costs.