Letters: Tax breaks for tea parties?

Re “Report raises more IRS questions,” May 12

All agree that the IRS scrutiny of only conservative “social welfare” groups applying for tax-exempt status is inexcusable. What is tragically being lost is that all these groups, along with liberal ones, deserve to be targeted.

Why should our tax dollars be diverted from seniors, defense, infrastructure, education, aid for low-income individuals and other vital programs and agencies to give anyone a tax break for engaging in political activities? No one I know actually believes that any of these groups have been formed for anything other than divisive political purposes.

Congress should get rid of this tax break for all such political groups.

Chris Soltow

Thousand Oaks

There is no question that the IRS violated a code of conduct when targeting conservative groups. I just wish that Republicans would be so outraged by their own partisan conduct.

Republicans have conspired since the moment of President Obama’s first inauguration to block his agenda at every turn. Indeed, the Senate minority leader’s stated goal was to make Obama a one-term president.

Those who truly suffer from this behavior are the people of this great nation.

Rodney K. Boswell

Thousand Oaks

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