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These are well thought out points and surely deserve a thoughtful, reflective reading.

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"Even before we knew Reinhart and Rogoff's study was simply wrong, many had pointed out their historical survey made no distinction between the effects of debt on countries such as the US or Japan – which issue their own currency and therefore have their debt denominated in that currency – and countries such as Ireland, Greece, that do not. But the real solution to the eurobond crisis, some have argued, lies in precisely this distinction."

Yes there was and is a real reason the IRS needs to check those conservative social welfare tax-free groups out. They should be doing that for all of them, the tea party and all others on all sides of the politically active groups to include right, left and middle. Just what soup kitchen did the Tea Party run or did they even do a social welfare tearoom? Some progressive groups are in that same boat.

I would have more of a comment but for me this article pretty well says it all as far as I'm concerned. I would just add we need to wake up, pay attention and weigh in loudy on plans that impact our lives so dramatically.

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"The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is the latest corporate-driven agenda in what is commonly called a “free trade agreement,” but which really amounts to  ‘cosmopolitical corporate consolidation’: large corporations dictating and directing the policies of states – both nationally and internationally – into constructing structures which facilitate regional and global consolidation of financial, economic, and political power into the hands of relatively few large corporations."

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How do we go around the Washington, State houses and other global obstructionist leadership to get things really done the way we dream them and need them? Well how about DIY global outreach like the one in this article uses to encourage peace and harmony?

How about global "stay local" consumerism as the mainstay that will feed our neighbors, own children and communities within all our global villages?

How about really having local town hall and front porch meetings that most show up for with adult code of conduct requirement.

How about presenting real questions like how do we create income in a global situation where there will be more people and ever fewer jobs due to the fast advancements of technology that will be affecting all aspects of traditional income earning labor? How do we turn all this online data collecting into shared income because all of the people of the world are collecting and providing the data?  Right now we pay to spend hours collecting, originating and sharing data but only a few get income from the collection, creation or sharing. Do we still need money/gold as a driving source of economy and value or is there a new way waiting out there in the future?

How do we collectively do our best to insure man's future will include healthy air, water and soils, which provide and give life to an ever increasing rather than diminishing diversity?

DO IT YOURSELF (DYI) LOVE AND PEACE! LOVE IT! Let's use this technique across the board to "be the changes we want to see".

Why target conservative groups? 
For one they weren't the only ones targeted but they do have the most groups like ALEX so here is the other side of the conservative "TAX SCANDAL"....WHY WAS THE IRS INVOLVED? BECAUSE WE THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PETITIONING THEM TO BE INVOLVED!!!

If you didn't sign the petition that's because you most likely didn't know what these groups are up to in your state, because they hoped you wouldn't notice. Did you wonder why all of a sudden you hear the same legislation happening in so many state houses? Here's a peek at the so called Conservative, Social Welfare, Non-Profit organization the likes of Coke and Kraft (former social welfare, non-profits?) drop out of lately.

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“The records offer a glimpse of how special interests effectively turn ALEC’s lawmaker members into stealth lobbyists, providing them with talking points, signaling how they should vote and collaborating on bills affecting hundreds of issues like school vouchers and tobacco taxes.

The documents — hundreds of pages of minutes of private meetings, member e-mail alerts and correspondence — were obtained by the watchdog group Common Cause and shared with The New York Times. Common Cause, which said it got some of the documents from a whistle-blower and others from public record requests in state legislatures, is using the files to support an Internal Revenue Service complaint asserting that ALEC has abused its tax-exempt status, something ALEC denies.”

FROM: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/us/alec-a-tax-exempt-group-mixes-legislators-and-lobbyists.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Chris Hayes does a great job explaining why the IRS should broaden their investigations to far more than the Tea Party and conservative groups because the Citizens United ruling has changed and likely corrupted the use of what was intended by social welfare, tax except status.

Bill Moyer presents some very inspirational leaders in this show. Feel free to take a minute to be inspired.

Well what can money buy you? How about a free pass to ignore court orders? This was strongly supported on both political sides by the way. Monsanto and the biotech's must have real big pockets to be the only one's in the country that get to ignore court orders....unless you are the Senate that can "vote" to allow certain "corporate personhoods" to ignore court orders. John does a great job of framing this picture for us.