Dean Heller
It might take a while for Republicans to get the message that The Village is
trying to send: watch out for overreach on the scandal thing. Case in point, Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) who's combining Obamacare hatred with IRS scandal mongering into one effort. And he's
using the Farm Bill, of all things.
Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., has already filed an amendment to block funding of the IRS for implementing the 2010 health care overhaul.
“I am deeply troubled that the IRS has been improperly targeting conservative groups. Public distrust in this agency is already at an all-time high, so providing the IRS with more power to enforce this flawed health care policy makes no sense,” Heller said in a statement. “For these reasons, I have offered the ‘IRS Accountability Act’ as an amendment to the Farm bill. Simply put, right now, we can’t trust the IRS to do its job.”
The tea party
preaches the gospel that the "IRS is responsible for the implementation of health care," and that the IRS might "eventually have the power to deny us healthcare." For the record, yes, the IRS will be in charge of the 47 provisions of the law that relate to taxes: both new taxes and the tax credits to small businesses, individuals who qualify for subsidies, etc. Is the IRS going to take away your Obamacare (oh, the irony) because you're a tea partier? No.
Since their 2014 election plans all revolve around Obamacare, you can bet that this myth will be used just like "death panels" were in 2010. Will it work? Well, it'll keep the base in a froth.