Should We Have To Know On Which Side Our Bread is Buttered?

For John, BLUF:  The question is, does the IRS operate like Chicago.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

Over at The InstaPundit is a fairly expanded post about "The Chicago Way".  It is from an article by Columnist John Kass♠ in The Chicago Tribune, which appears to be behind a paywall.  Professor Reynolds headlined his post:

JOHN KASS:  IRS scandal a reminder of how I learned about The Chicago Way.

Here is the thing.  If the American People come to believe the IRS is being subsumed under "The Chicago Way" it will result in a major loss of faith in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,♥ something that is already being questions due to size, complexity, rigidity and affordability.  The outcome of a collapse of faith would not be good and might even echo over into congressional elections.

Answer to the question in the title is "Not for getting government services".

Regards  —  Cliff

♠  Mr Kass is about 14 years younger than I am, but we both spent some time in Oak Lawn, Illinois.  I spent a couple of months and graduated from 8th grade there.
♥  "Obama Care".