IRS doing its job, but better oversight needed: #tellusatoday

We asked our followers on Twitter what they thought of the IRS scandal after revelations the agency didn't just target conservative groups. Comments are edited for clarity and grammar:

The IRS was doing its job of checking agencies that might have been asking to be tax exempt to get out of paying taxes.

— @PolRel

The IRS should not be able to intimidate and dictate. It's meant to regulate under the law!

— @Historybuff19

I've heard enough about the IRS scandal to know it's time for a special prosecutor. Somebody in the administration needs to go to jail.

— @whcampbell67

The slow but persistent accumulation of information will make the IRS scandal on par with Watergate.

— @CouchKen

IRS should be abolished. Improve congressional oversight; eliminate bureaucracy.

— @cindyteatime

The IRS scandal is not really a scandal. Progressive groups were also flagged for review and other non-profits were also.

— @arbabzadah

Tea Party groups applied for 501(c)(3) status so donors could get tax deduction and so should have received IRS scrutiny.

— @NormanPenny

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