While the resignations are admirable (they're going to be removed anyway) each time this transpires — it's another agency that's been compromised. This administration hasn't exactly been forthcoming, with FOIA requests either. -ONE.🇺🇸
Nope. 'Illegal' immigrants are better at paying taxes (even though they will rarely, if ever, benefit from doing so) than most Americans, to the tune of billions of dollars a year. It's why the IRS issues ITIN #'s regardless of immigration status. Fuck the IRS for betraying them.
No. I went and read the articles. They already have the illegal immigrant names and want to cross check with irs for address. Looks like they do separate legal and illegal.
Honestly I can't tell if they're just stupidly cruel or if this is a heinous "damned if you do, damned if you don't" attempt to force people into precarious positions to warrant further pursuit.
And discourage others from paying taxes so they can staff off the grid. Always great to have ppl hiding in the shadows, particularly good for their children. Very smart!
Many undocumented immigrants paid federal taxes for decades, hoping that if there ever was an amnesty, it would help their case. They got no benefits from the federal government.
And to think that those same people will get deported because they decided to PAY TAXES!?!! breaks my heart. Awful.
Many work normal jobs and just use a friend or relative’s SSN or EIN. Their employer pays employee tax and the employee’s tax withholding but the W-2 employee is not able to file their taxes to get a refund of any over payment.
Social security isn’t viable if undocumented workers are deported.
Or it’s a move to deport more undocumented, hard working people which will collapse social security. I think they want to destroy the U.S. Dollar and replace it with crypto they completely control. Trump can make unlimited fake money without the Fed and suddenly be the richest man in the world.
They can file with TINs instead of SSNs. Some are using other people’s “stolen” SSNs. Either way, they actually pay into our system but can’t access most of the individual benefits (like social security) that taxes pay for, so basically it’s free money for us. Or was free money for us…
The deal is between the Treasury and Homeland Security secretaries. The IRS commissioner was not involved in making the deal and the former IRS policy was to share info only for major criminal cases.
Why do they keep resigning?! All they’re doing is opening the door for the next person to come in and do his bidding. Just stay! Stay and say no. Wait to get fired. But don’t keep giving up and walking away for God sake’s!
Oh the irony. She and all the other courageous people who have resigned rather than obey Trump will be able to walk with their heads held high. Same can’t be said for the pathetic GOP toadies in Congress.
Given DOGE’s access to our information that used to be protected by privacy laws and now this IRS agreement, we’ve learned that potentially any of us could have the confidentiality of our information ripped away.
"...the IRS-DHS information-sharing agreement violates privacy laws and diminishes the privacy of all Americans."
What bothers me most is the fact that these f'n guys are knuckleheads with warped senses of right & wrong - the muskrats, and everyone in the administration.
I just get more sad with every story.
Too much "doom scrolling".
Ethics are not part of this admin. The opposite holds true.
The worst, most unethical and sociopathic people are now running everything. And many, if not all, appear to be pretty dim.
A very wise decision by the commissioner since he knows it is unlawful for the IRS to share any data outside the agency. He's seen all those indicted Trump officials from his 1st term and have totally abandoned them w/o at least any legal assistance.
We really need to go back to the original SSA. The law then read that the SSN could ONLY be used by the SS Administration and could not be used for any other purpose (like credit checks). Also, the SS fund could not be used for any purpose but paying out SS payments or SSDI/SSVB.
Trump wants this. When all the people with knowledge and a conscience quit,he'll replace them with his loyalists who know nothing about what the job entails and don't care to find out.
War on the world. Lunatics are holding the helm of the Titanic, they are removing the safety jackets, sabotaging life boats and poisoning the passengers food, while declaring war to the fish in the sea. And the GOP orchestra is playing.
He paused the tariffs because the resolution in Congress to restrict Trumps ability to put tariffs on countries was not only going to pass but the Senate would have the votes to override his veto. THAT would be humiliating for him. That is why he reversed.
They dont care how many acting IRS chiefs they go through. If one resigns for doing what they ask, theyll find another. That's the benefit of "Acting" anything. You are disposable. It's not a crime to ask, just to give.
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A true American Hero: Melanie Krause, acting IRS Comm. (3rd since 1/20) quits over use of returns to find the undocumented, after IRS spent decades promising taxpayers that would never happen! @stephruhle.bsky.social @timmiller.bsky.social
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WTF are we left with after they've driven out all the people with integrity? This is only going to get worse. The only question is by how much? How long will it take to reach a saturation level that demands impeachment?
All else aside this data breach will encourage all of us to withhold information from IRS. We may be forced to close bank accounts to eliminate tracing. Or we may go entirely to cash payments to hide ourselves. IRS administers, collects, & refunds taxes. It is designed to be self contained, limited.
Should people resign or stand up to strong arming? They should have a attorney or judge they could call. Yes, I know this administration is not playing by rules.
I appreciate everyone who has stepped down from a job rather than do something unethical, but I wish we had checks & balances to stop people from being asked to do these horrendous things!
If he really wants to stand up he'll delete the requested records already before walking out. What happened to the office worker shooters? They stood up for something in the way out too!
Found it. Let’s get it signed. I was going to take a break, but then he started talking. I can’t take any more of the lies. Let’s get him impeached. https://freespeechforpeople.org Share
Also, One Senator, and I'm hoping soon more, is refusing to sign off on any and all Trump appointments, meaning the Senate will have to jump through more hoops to get them through. He is holding up 300 appointments right now.
You don't know the circumstances. They are usually given an ultimatum to do what is asked or they will be fired. Maybe they don't want to give them the satisfaction, and they sure as hell don't want to sign any "non-disclosure" agreements on the way out.
The entire reason that personal information was kept confidential within the IRS was so that people would feel confident in filing their taxes.
By taking away that confidence, they're encouraging people to not pay their taxes.
That's not accurate. Undocumented immigrants contribute towards total tax revenue as a means of displaying good moral character in the process of obtaining legal residency. Undocumented immigrants provide around $8k per person in tax revenue annually or an approximate total of $90bn
The Treasury Secretary with DHS Secretary. The IRS acting commissioner Melanie Krause was not part of this. She refuses to break the law for them, so she resigned. She joined the IRS in 2021. Before that she worked in federal oversight.
Omg! Don’t forget about DEPORTING Mercan citizens?! Da fuck? To where - El Salvador? I hope yall 90mil ppl who didn’t vote, talkin’’bout deep state & Biden Palestine genocide Russian propaganda - get ready b/c u’r gonna get ur wish! Madness!
I had assumed that foreign governments had our information as soon as the SS and treasury databases were DOGE'd... All they'd have to do is offer one of those kids $10 million for a copy. One of them would flip.
The legality/illegality of agency actions hasn't mattered for most of Trump's hires. They're fine doing illegal things. Cases where people appointed/hired have then resigned are more rare. So it actually does have to do with whether an individual can stomach it. The "it" being "doing illegal acts."
There's "illegal" in the sense that a court will tell you to stop, and there's "illegal" in the sense you personally violated a criminal statute and could be prosecuted in next Dem administration
Yes...and would you say that Trump appointees are paying heed to either? Are they obeying "legal" in advance? ...No...& not necessarily even when the courts tell them to stop. This is a fairly lawless and stupid/brazen administration. Lots of people acting against their self interest. For loyalty.
on top of that they also do the jobs that xenophobic united staters think they are too good for and commit less crimes than united staters themselves, but united staters are just too fucking racist to not try to make them suffer as much as possible
Immigrants, contributing to the economy, contributing to their community, paying taxes, filing tax returns, probably paying in more than most corporations and billionaires, will be hunted down and deported for doing exactly what has been asked of them.
And this, along with the "voluntary" taxes on millionaires/billionaires, will bankrupt the country. No revenue = no government. Extrapolate from there... 😡
Why don’t they delete the data before leaving. Now the cruel evil regime has it with no push back. Resigning means nothing. Do something before resigning to stall the demons.
Everyone in the country should file an extension and then wait until the last day to file ! Or just not file at all...Trump ignores the law, the country should follow suit !
This is how authoritarianism creeps in—weaponise data, target the vulnerable, and call it policy. Krause resigns with a conscience, while the Trump machine rolls on. Where’s Musk now, preaching “freedom”? Hypocrisy is profitable. #IRSResignation #ICE #Trump #ElonMusk #DataAbuse #ImmigrationRights
Fyi - Families where one of the parents is undocumented are legally allowed to use the Child Tax Credit. This is not the case for the EITC where the whole family must be legally present with valid Social Security numbers.
Thanks. But my point stands, it seems Immigrants aren't sucking the money out of programs designed for citizens, and are paying more than most citizens in order to live in the US.
Yes. I agree with your main point. I spent years fighting in D.C. so mixed-status families could continue to legally access the child tax credit -- it makes a huge difference in the well-being of children, which benefits our country overall. It's only for working tax-paying families.
All the good people of the US need to write their congressional representatives and tell them they are going to vote for someone else unless they start representing the people and not just trump.
Yep. But these are the same people who will lie to their uninformed lower income voters and swear up and down the other party is always trying to raise their taxes.
If you make under a million a year And you don't file You will be in prison. They will use chaos, hire tons of brown shirts to delve out draconian BS on US the ppl the less fortunate will get hit hardest. Minorities of course but really ANYONE makes under 1 million a year. theyll say we create jobs
Sounds like they don't want the $91 billion illegals contribute to tax revenue. Plus the $500 billion people will withhold, plus whatever the rich dodge due to no auditors. Efficiency!
I briefly heard something about this earlier when the tv was just on for background noise. I thought that I had misunderstood what they were saying.🤦🏻♀️
I'm not a politician or anything, but wouldn't this person be more effective by standing in the way and telling this administration to go f*** itself? Or is quitting the better option?
Refusing to comply and carry out illegal orders is fighting. The issue is it takes all of us, or at least a plurality of the country, to make it known that these things will not stand.
As a citizen, I don't feel comfortable with whoever ends up being their replacement. I want them to know we want them. We are entering dangerous territory. If they stood up to illegal demands and got fired, that would also be fighting - and they would stand a chance to get their job back.
I can't say I blame him! This is soooooooooooooo bad! Almost as bad as the Supreme Court saying it's ok to deport ANYONE without due process!!! I'm going to be sick!
More distractions from the Grifter in Chief.
Pissing normal law abiding workers while he ignores the illegality of his own taxes.
Whatever happened to THAT story?
The greatest crime in history from an American president. Con man. Thief. Totally immoral human.
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They need us to do their dirty work and the more who refuse to do it, the better.
I’m taking a different approach with tax planning this year.
No use paying in ahead when we don’t know if our tax dollars are safe anymore.
Amazingly, Trump's fascist takeover is so extreme, it's making the IRS and (some) law enforcement* look more positive.
*(some LE are pushing back against ICE action, because it makes it harder to fight actual crime.)
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Beyond disturbing.
I’m not laughing folks.
And to think that those same people will get deported because they decided to PAY TAXES!?!! breaks my heart. Awful.
Social security isn’t viable if undocumented workers are deported.
Before she worked in the IRS, she worked in government oversight.
What bothers me most is the fact that these f'n guys are knuckleheads with warped senses of right & wrong - the muskrats, and everyone in the administration.
Dumb as rocks.
Too much "doom scrolling".
Ethics are not part of this admin. The opposite holds true.
The worst, most unethical and sociopathic people are now running everything. And many, if not all, appear to be pretty dim.
And yet, the regimes themselves are fragile structures. They are made of smoke and mirrors. They are held together with chewing gum and bailing wire.
We can bring them down with actions that reveal their fragility.
If MAGA doesnt think this leopard will eat their face, they’re wrong. This should scare everyone indeed. It could be any of us.
Hitler’s SS
......so he.made the deal then bounced!!!!
Doesn't look like 47-regime will be doing anything for We the People.
Why not delete the data instead?
The rapist will just install someone who will do whatever he tell
Like his entire REGIME
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Resigning shows principle and sacrifice. And can make some noise.
But if you were the one who was going to make it more difficult for him to do a bad thing, you're now out of the way.
It's really tough.
https://itep.org/undocumented-immigrants-taxes-2024/
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People love to say America is a free country but they hate to participate in keeping it that way.
Make them fire you. If you can be intimidated out of your job, they will replace you with a yes man of their own. Resist.
Or stop talking about “freedom.”
deport the taxpayers immigrants to own the libs.
Because "we don't need their money" 🤦♀️
Not as simple when it comes to your self-respect and integrity.
By taking away that confidence, they're encouraging people to not pay their taxes.
Peak budgetary efficiency move.
Hypocrisy is a well-used hammer in their toolbox.
https://apple.news/AsOh0SApVSMi0m-EeT_ONRw
Can we do a tax protest? What are the consequences of we all didn't pay?
https://stonedalgo.blogspot.com/2025/03/time-for-peaceable-revolution.html
The idea that Immigrants don't pay their fair share into our society is absofuckinglutely ridiculous.
Probably
Working way too hard. Juice ain’t worth the squeeze. What is he, N*Sync?
I genuinely do not know.
Pissing normal law abiding workers while he ignores the illegality of his own taxes.
Whatever happened to THAT story?
The greatest crime in history from an American president. Con man. Thief. Totally immoral human.