Sunday, May 30, 2010

IRS HQ or luxury condos for tax rats?

ePC Editor comments: The following bulletin (via nuttynewstoday.com) is galling enough in itself, but the fact that it's under the "green upgrades" and "stimulus" headings is outrageous beyond belief. At times like these, I'm not only glad not to be classed a "taxpayer" and to know any of my money is going for such racketeering, but prouder than ever to be among those legally, lawfully starving the beast.
It's Memorial Day. What a world it would be if all who "sacrificed for our freedoms on foreign fields" would take a good look at this story and decide they're really not going to take it anymore right here in the U.S. of A.

Your Money: $92,000,000 for IRS Luxury

Category: Nutty News

moneyAndover - The $92 million renovations at the IRS compound in Andover will include a reflecting pool, an art gallery, indoor gardens, a 7,000-square-foot cafeteria and an amphitheater, but it remains unclear what new permanent jobs, if any, will come to the center. The Herald reported last month that the IRS received $80.5 million in stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for “green upgrades” to the 400,000-square-foot complex. Full Article

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