"Grassley embarks on tax scam safari

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Our technician Senator is climbing under the hood of U.S. tax law to get his hands dirty again.

We love to see Chuck Grassley in action.

Grassley�s Senate finance committee is taking on hunters, the NRA and abuse of charity tax law that is allowing rich hunters to shield millions in income from taxation. It�s a scam too weird to be believable and too complex and too politically charged to draw attention from most congressmen.

But not Chuck Grassley.

Grassley convened hearings to learn how big-buck companies are marketing hunt for free safari vacations. Hunters are recruited to take big game from Africa, South America and even the United States, then donate the mounted trophies to museums. The firms provide exorbitant appraisals for these stuffed animal donations and the hunters write off the contribution from their income taxes."