Here’s a taste of the spending by the IRS on lavish employee conferences over the past two years — about $49 million worth according to the Inspector General.
Page 12 of the 63-page report, issued Tuesday, documents $135,000 to hire speakers for a $4.1 million conference in Anaheim, Calif. The speakers fees included $17,000 for an artist to “create a unique painting that reinforces his message of unlearning the rules, breaking the boundaries and freeing the thought process to find creative solutions to challenges.”
But wait, there’s more.
The IRS paid $27,500 for another keynote speaker, again for two speeches lasting an hour each. According to the contract, the speaker planned to “share how seemingly random combinations of ideas can drive radical innovations.”
Remember these outrageous spending decisions the next time the Left moans and groans about the need to raise your taxes.
