Columnist: ‘Work should be rewarded, not punished’

A writer and activist lobbying for right-to-work laws in Michigan criticized the status quo at the IRS and is pushing for a simpler tax code – one that doesn’t bog down hardworking American taxpayers. The Detroit News has the commentary: It’s a complex and corrupt system, now consisting of thousands of pages of instructions and…

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IRS commissioner brushes off illegal immigrants’ use of fraudulent SSN’s to file returns, says ‘it’s not the normal identity-theft situation’

The IRS is issuing refunds to illegal immigrants who have apparently obtained jobs using social security numbers that aren’t their own, revealed IRS Commissioner John Koskinen after confronted by Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) Tuesday during a session of the Senate Finance Committee. The Washington Examiner has the details: “What we learned is that … the…

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Heads up: These 8 Obamacare co-ops will probably fail this year

The health-insurance co-ops created under Obamacare are falling like dominoes, with eight of the remaining 11 likely to collapse within the year, according to analysis from an investigative reporter. The Daily Caller has the scoop: Twelve of the original 23 federally financed co-ops have already collapsed. The co-op program was funded with $2.5 billion in…

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Tea Party Patriots Thank Sen. Grassley for His ‘Principled Stand’ that the American People Should Have a Voice in the Selection of the Next Justice

ATLANTA, Ga – Tea Party Patriots CEO and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today after Senator Grassley met with Merrick Garland. “Grassroots activists across the country are thankful to Senator Grassley for his steadfast and principled stand that the American people should have a voice in the selection of the next Supreme…

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