Alma M Scarborough shined a very bright light on a dirty little secret in her column “IRS targets Hispanics and blacks.” It is not lost on me and will be obvious to others that she undertook to bring this horrible state of affairs to the public’s attention at some considerable professional risk.
As a savvy business owner, she had to know that her former colleagues and their bosses at the IRS would learn of the article and might attempt some measure of retribution. We can only hope that they will decline and rather resolve to undertake meaningful and sustained reforms of the rules, regulations and practices that permit, support and sustain this cruel injustice. Her courage and willingness to fight for what is right is the perfect model for our kids, our community and our country.
I cannot believe that the results of this startling study by Shaun Tully, based on the research of Tom Evans, has not yet caught the attention of the mass media. As this country was built on the backs of our ancestors, it seems that it is, even now, being maintained in the same manner.
Nicholas L. Gerren Jr.
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