Tax Reform

Our country’s tax code is unfair, punitive and out of control. [1]  The complicated web of loopholes and deductions hinders opportunity for Americans to save for college, retirement or other important quality of life concerns.  Simply put, we want hard working Americans to keep more of the money they earn. When given the choice between paying…

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Sample comments to the IRS regarding the new rules

Below are some sample comments to the IRS for their proposed rules.  The are for sample purposes only, please provide your own unique comments. As an American citizen and taxpayer, I am appalled by the proposed new rules (IRS REG-134417-13) that would codify the discriminatory and unconstitutional targeting of conservative 501(c)4 organizations that has occurred…

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Sample Letter to the Editor – IRS Regulations

[INSERT DATE] Dear Editor: The IRS recently proposed new regulations that will further stifle political speech and make it more difficult for citizen-led groups and associations to form.   These new rules will codify the scandalous and unethical targeting of conservative 501(c)(4) organizations that occurred over the last three to four years, and still occurs today.…

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Rapid Response Training

  Welcome to Tea Party Patriots Rapid Response Training. In late 2013 we began recruiting members to our Rapid Response Team. We envision this team paving the way for our values to win out in 2014.  This is the first round of training to help you become equipped to organize and mobilize in your local…

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Reading List

Tea Party Patriots: The Second American Revolution – Jenny Beth Martin and Mark Meckler In 2009, an unemployed mother of two and a politically inexperienced northern California attorney met on a conference call that would end up starting one of the largest grassroots political organizations in American history, the Tea Party Patriots. Fueled by the…

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The Relationship between Obamacare and the IRS

Obamacare gives unprecedented powers and authority to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) – the same agency that for three years was targeting and harassing conservative organizations. Obamacare includes 47 major changes to the revenue code.  According to the IRS Inspector General, these 47 changes “represent the largest set of tax law changes the IRS has…

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