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Dems to file IRS complaint over Kasich group
The Ohio Democratic Party will file a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service alleging that New Century Project Issues Forum, a non-profit policy group established by Republican John Kasich in 2005, did not deserve tax exempt status.
Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern said there is little evidence to support the claim that New Century Project Issues Forum was a social welfare organization and that it qualified for tax exempt status.
Shortly before Kasich left Congress, he established the New Century Project PAC and the New Century Project 527 group. Those political operations, however, evolved into the issues forum, which advocated for lower taxes, school choice and other conservative political ideas.
The three entities employed Don Thibaut, Ben Kanzeg and Tod Bowen, who had worked for Kasich for years and who are now working to get Kasich elected Ohio governor. Funding came from Kasich’s wealthy political supporters from across the nation.
“This is fundamentally an issue of honesty,” Redfern said. “If Congressman Kasich created these political slush funds that skirted the law for years to keep his political ambitions alive, how can we trust him to run Ohio’s government legally and ethically?”
The Kasich campaign spokesman Rob Nichols responded, “Ohio Citizen Action looked at this nearly a year ago and agreed there was nothing to these attacks. This is just more of what we’ve seen for almost a year from Ted Strickland. He can’t say anything good about himself so his only option is to try to smear and attack John Kasich. What we need are solid ideas to begin creating jobs and that’s what John Kasich continues to offer.”
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By nObama
September 15, 2010 1:23 PM | Link to this
Ok then, time for the Republicans to file the same type of suits against moveon.org and George Soros. Or maybe they could file complaints with the IRS to get all of the Democrats in Congress and in the nObama administration to actually pay their taxes!
By Philman
September 13, 2010 9:35 PM | Link to this
I TOLD YOU ALL MONTHS AGO, the democrat strategy will be Lawsuits. lots of them, to cloud the issues, and fool the People. if we could get loser pays legislation passed, it would end frivilous lawsuits. BUT HTE SLIMY LAWERS ARE MOSTLY DEMOCRATS, MAYBE AFTER NOVEMBER..
By Max
September 13, 2010 4:01 PM | Link to this
A ‘fundemental issue of honesty?’ Well, if the Dem’s were honest they would just stop wasting our time with political ploys and stick to the issues. The Justice Department does quite well on its own in such matters….
By Max
September 13, 2010 4:01 PM | Link to this
A ‘fundemental issue of honesty?’ Well, if the Dem’s were honest they would just stop wasting our time with political ploys and stick to the issues. The Justice Department does quite well on its own in such matters….