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A petition for tax audits of Congress and other High Officials

A petition for tax audits of Congress and other High Officials

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Started by Anonymous 17 years, 6 months ago
A PETITION TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES Whereas the Citizens of The United States of America have officials elected and appointed to offices of the highest power and responsibility, and whereas these same officials are human, and subject to the same faults as are all humans, and whereas recent history has shown that members of our Congress as well other high government officials may not have paid the taxes for which they are responsible: We the undersigned Citizens of The United States of America hereby call upon both houses of the Congress of the United States, the President of the United States, as well as the President's appointees, to immediately volunteer to be audited by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States. Further, we call upon them to make public, in summary, the results of that audit. We further call for an annual audit for all of these named officials to be completed no later than June 30 of the following year, again making the results public within 30 days. We petition the President to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct audits for all volunteers immediately and to publish the summary results. We petition the President to within the calendar year 2009, author and offer legislation to Congress enacting into federal law an annual income tax audit process for all of Congress, the President, and all of the President's appointees. We call on the President, The Secretaries of the Cabinet, and members of Congress to actively promote this legislation within the Congress on behalf of the American People until such time as it becomes the law of the land.

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February 18, 2009

I just saw the number hit one hundred and honestly my brain is still kind of stuck on the fact that this many people actually stopped to read my typed out mess of thoughts. It feels strange to think about how many people care about the same tax issues that keep me up late scrolling through ledgers and wondering why the rules feel so different depending on who you are.

February 18, 2009

Well we hit five hundred people on this thing which is honestly more than I thought possible when I started typing this out in my kitchen at two in the morning. It feels like people are finally getting as frustrated as I am about who actually gets audited and who gets to just slide by because clearly this isn't working for the rest of us.

Reached 500 supporters

February 16, 2009

February 16, 2009

I honestly did not think this would gain this much steam when I first typed it out on my laptop at the kitchen table late at night. Seeing so many people jump on board makes me feel like maybe things could actually change if we just keep pushing for transparency from the folks in DC.

Reached 100 supporters

February 16, 2009

6 Comments

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Mike Morrison
17 years ago Featured

They audit us every year so why should they get a pass? Fair is fair. Enough is enough

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Brenda Okonkwo
17 years ago Featured

accountability is missing in this country. start with the people at the top

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Dave Hunt
17 years ago Featured

if they have nothing to hide why are they so scared of a little audit?? total nonsense

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Jason Adeyemi
17 years ago Featured

YES. make them show us the proof. so many people in dc are getting rich off us while we struggle.

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Linda Ryan
17 years ago Featured

My husband and I work hard and pay every cent we owe to the irs. they should be held to the same standard. simple as that.

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Sarah Bello
17 years ago Featured

about time. im tired of them making the rules and then ignoring them. transparency now.

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