Re: free irs data?

["Aaron Swartz" <xx@aaronsw.com>]

> I have 3 years of these discs on their way to me.  Also ordered the 2005
> form 990 DVD set to see what it is like.  I think having ocr'd tax returns
> on line for all nonprofits where they are more easily crawled than from
> inside guidestar would be a good accountability thing.

Awesome! I agree; and letting people download it and crunch on it in
bulk will probably lead to some good studies.

Can you drop me a note when it's up? And let me know if you need help
funding this or other purchases.

>
> Carl
>
> On May 24, 2008, at 11:34 AM, Aaron Swartz wrote:
>
>> The IRS charges $500 for access to statistics about taxpayers, which
>> are the best source of info about income inequality:
>>
>> http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/indtaxstats/article/0,,id=96947,00.html
>>
>> Has anyone freed this data yet?
>>
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