The 501(c)4 "tax exempt" group is where the big loophole for corporations are people and can donate unlimited money anonymously land. That classification was supposed to be a very narrow group, like a labor union which number in a few hundred requests per year.. The IRS got THOUSANDS of requests right before the elections. The filers could have used a 527 political PAC but donations are TRACKED through those organizations. It was fishy as hell and the IRS was totally correct to hold up the filings for a short time.

http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/501c4-vs-501c3-vs-527/

Because in the REST of the word those things you listed are NORMAL EXPECTATIONS of government, they don't count as being "left". The last true "Left" discussion in the USA was between the 1890 depression and the 1930 depression... At least we got National Parks out of the deal.

But the IRS still has to follow HIPAA laws for that information. Considering normal tax material is basically wide-open for what is posted on your tax form or in court documents, it is an EXTREMELY valid claim to require the IRS prove it is following the law... In fact HIPAA laws DEMAND that you only give data to other HIPAA-following parties, I doubt the IRS is an exception.

When the IRS analyst is done with this individual, and the hard drive goes to the trash (and on the Internet) who's name is attached to the HIPAA laws???

The IRS went after the political opponents on legit tax grounds. Any time a type of tax shelter becomes a fad they lock things down.

Look here: http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/501c4-vs-501c3-vs-527/

A 501c4 is not a "charitable organization" it's a political party-lite organization. It has a very arrow acceptable focus versus using a 527 for your organization. With a bunch of groups all got bad tax instructions from the Internet, or somebody DELIBERATELY put those groups to filing in the wrong categories. Given people calling the shots in the Tea Party are high paid lawyers and accountants that are paid to know about this stuff, I would believe the later. "Corporate" logic doesn't work on a tax form filed for farmers co-op political org in Illinois... The people at the IRS aren't stupid, their job isn't to be a blind rubber stamp on whatever is filled in the blanks... That's the Patent Office.

Bingo! This is more about IRS minions not respecting the OTHER zillion laws on the books that aren't about the IRS. HIPAA laws don't just go away because the monkey at the IRS just chucks the drive with 60 million records in his trash can... If those leak, this company will still get sued for that leak because a power-monkey at the IRS was maliciously ignorant of the laws regarding data he was collecting.

I agree, it's a backfire by the techno-geeks to rub the public's nose in the gun laws. Even the NRA isn't going to stand up for you, because 3D printing is too geeky for them, so it's OK to regulate.

It's not like you can't get a used mill and lathe for a few hundred bucks if you know where to watch the govt sales. Then you can make REAL guns and not toys. Besides, the most common gun used in crimes is the .38 special... Double-action revolver that would be a piece of cake on any mill from the last 50 years.

Somebody didn't get the memo from a few years ago where the Official BitTorrent creator and outlet took the BitTorrent brand out of the "pirate" business. Of course the software had an open specification, so the cat was out of the bag and MANY clients exist.. But "Bittottent" is actively building a channel of paid content.

This shows how badly these old guys are out of their league when they don't understand what's going on. AND they don't WANT TO MAKE themselves understand

So now that somebody has delivered a product using a mainstream Linux Distro and ironed out all the hardware bugs... You don't want to REWARD THEM for their work?

What a jerk! This is why "Linux" never took off... Because when there's finally something WORTH paying for people have to be cheap bastards.

That's why Mac forced using just one corner for a half-dozen versions. Because trying mouse to a thin outline is just silly. It was silly they put it back now.

Of course the next gen of UI needs to remove Windo Resizing... Because moving UI elements means I'm not doing whatever task I picked up the device for.

That's because the desperately don't want to be classified as a "Bank" and have to follow rules to give you your money. When PayPal was founded your money "inside" PayPal was as legit as Bitcoins... How many "tough luck" articles did we used to have about people having money outright stolen from PayPal accounts back in the day?

Normal people don't normally think how things are written to be used against them ... When it's supposed to protect kids. Normal people don't really consider life of the "not normal" people at all. If you don't have mom + dad and "e" kids and 2 pets with 2 cars and a house, you quickly start dropping off the radar of how "normal" people should act.

THAT IS THE PROBLEM, isn't it?

This is a guy normal Slashdotters would like. (I'm from Michigan) he's somebody your patents would vote for. He's an average guy who had a small business and had plenty of run-ins with the big businesses in that time. Normally he would be looking out for us little people... Except when you get in those "bleeding hearts" movements where the whole thing is a trap. Can you give a bill like this to your mom or dad (but not Randle Munroe's mom) and expect that she would understand the giant mess of a problem in between the lines of catching all the different bad guys.

Normal people don't usually think how things are writtento

Having sat through several election cycles, Mike Rogers is your typical, average Republican... Like your mom or grandma. He's not pro-big-business... He's too easily distracted by "think of the children" arguments. He knows we need to protect kids an this law would do that... But like your grandma, he's not clever enough to read between the lines and catch that the bill is REALLY a massive handover to big business to collect stuff about us.

Go Right-to-Work states. I mean right to summarily fire your employees for complaining about dangerous conditions.... I get those confused.

Best part is that fertilizer will be more expensive ths year! Go Business!

Exactly. A Faraday cage effects exactly YOUR PROPERTY. Jammers typically are turned up until the most "durable" device gets its connection broken.. So many Jammers are effecting their neighbors and people in public spaces.