"The Internal Revenue Service, already under fire after officials disclosed that the agency targeted conservative groups, faces increased scrutiny because of an inspector general's report that it spent about $50 million to hold at least 220 conferences for employees between 2010 and 2012."
"The conference
spending included $4 million for an August 2010 gathering in Anaheim,
Calif., for which the agency did not negotiate lower room rates, even
though that is standard government practice, according to a statement by
the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee."
"Instead,
some of the 2,600 attendees received benefits, including baseball
tickets and stays in presidential suites that normally cost $1,500 to
$3,500 per night. In addition, 15 outside speakers were paid a total of
$135,000 in fees, with one paid $17,000 to talk about "leadership
through art," the House committee said."
Fabulous!
Transparancy!
Most accountable, honest and transparent administration evah!
So, if you didn't think it was bad enough that your tax dollars were being used to fund a bureaucracy that targeted conservative Americans, I'm sure it must be very comforting to know that while they were punishing conservative Americans through their TAXATION JIHAD and IRS TAXATION FATWAS that they were doing it whilst very comfortable, in Presidential Suites no less.
