Congress revoked an additional $20 billion from the Internal Revenue Service last week when lawmakers averted a government shutdown, a cut that may undo many of President Joe Biden’s efforts to improve customer service at the tax agency and train fresh scrutiny on wealthy tax cheats.
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If the ones making over $400k aren't paying, neither should the rest of us. Boycott paying taxes!
The funding was reduced to approximately $60B as a concession to the GOP during the 2023 debt ceiling negotiations. The GOP has now clawed back $20.2B.
I’m still going to scream even if no one cares!!’
“analysis demonstrates that investment in rebuilding the IRS will reduce the deficit by 100s of billions of dollars by making the wealthy & big corporations pay the taxes they owe,”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/irs-expects-to-collect-hundreds-of-billions-more-in-unpaid-taxes-thanks-to-new-funding
“Clawed back”
Journalisming. Unexpectedly!
Don't say "Congress" when you mean "Republicans".
Headlines matter. Ledes matter. Save the View from Nowhere for Twitter.
But as long as the people keep fighting each other over which 4 year string puppet gets to play bossman the oligarchs think it's fine this way.
At some point the people will become fed up with the CEOs and the mega-wealthy sucking up all the money that used to maintain a middle-class.
Until then, President Musk will have his way with us.
The Supreme Court ruled that bribery is free speech and this what you get when billionaires speak with a megaphone.
Well, there was growing talk about taxing the super wealthy. Can’t have that.. Would you like some cake? There are a few crumbs left on my plate.
Republicans all believe it is their God-given right to cheat on their taxes.
That's OK, we'll lift the audit threshold accordingly!
Get your kicks in 2026!!!
America got played. Again. WHO VOTES FOR THESE GUYS?!?
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/us-department-of-the-treasury-irs-announce-1-point-3-billion-recovered-from-high-income-high-wealth-individuals-under-inflation-reduction-act-initiatives
Sadly this also gives an advantage to those who prefer to cheat on their taxes, compared to those of us who do it right whether we're being checked or not
ALL POLITICIANS ARE CORRUPT.
Fucking Republican twatwaffles.
https://apnews.com/article/treasury-income-taxes-irs-audits-direct-file-04c3b4b55ca0d37b2c40697a392c78aa
https://www.businessinsider.com/republicans-trump-scrap-irs-free-direct-tax-filing-tool-2024-12
The rich get to cheat on their taxes again.
If the rich get to cheat on taxes, not pay their fair share to help society, and horde wealth like dragons, then it is moral “slay the dragons”.
#EatTheRich