That's one of the paradoxes of MAGAnazi lies. Why waste money collecting pennies from the poor instead of getting several hundred thousand from one rich tax cheat.
CONservatives have demonized the IRS for decades. Some of it deserved, yes, but like all public agencies, they cannot fight back without CONservatives screaming unfair.
Deserved? They have underfunded the IRS so their overlords can use every possible opportunity to evade paying any taxes. While Joe Shmoe will get audited instead. Most of the "new" people working for the IRS are just to restore staffing that have left over the years. The wealthy grift the system why the rest of us are expected to pay up.
My dad worked for the IRS for 30 years. He retired as a GS-3 in 1982 earning about $14K/year. When he started with the IRS in the 1950's each state collected the Federal income taxes for that state. NE had one office located in Omaha. It was a very stressful job for him. His boss was a b**** but he stayed because he was a disabled veteran and couldn't do physical labor. Plus the benefits were decent.
When the IRS went to regional service centers he was offered a promotion to GS-7 if he would move to Kansas City. He declined and was never offered another promotion for the next 15 years.
In the late 1950's and early 1960's he would hand carry the daily deposit to the bank three blocks away. The deposits were often over $1,000,000 with several thousand in cash. No one ever bothered him in all the years he made the deposits.
He told us stories about IRS agent's jumping on the hoods of cars with "Property of US Government" stickers. If they moved the cars they could be prosecuted for theft of government property. They would also put the stickers on homes when people owed the IRS money. Imagine an agent doing that today.
I also have 4 former co-workers who have been working on mods to the mainframe systems at the IRS. The IRS is actually very good at catching under reporting of income from banks, investments, and W-2 income due to all of the reporting required from financial institutions and companies.
They have the systems to be better at catching dead beats that don't report but these are labor intensive tasks, to meet with the non-filers. The $80 billion would provide the money to be able to collect from many of the dead-beats.
Conservatives fear the IRS because the wealthy lie about them coming to get the middle and low income earners being arrested for underpayment.
Wow, up close and personal. That's probably one of the agencies that repubs plan to dismantle, like the Education department. How much faster they can tear down than the efforts it takes to build. Bannon knows that better than anyone.
There is method to their madness. As long as they audit the poor, they are OK. But let them turn a light on the rich and they are evil. It's not to hard to see the pattern, even magats and dumb arses like my bro, should get it.
My stupid bro even said, the IRS wants to come after me. He who has not a pot to pee in. I had to laugh and say, sure your turnip has lots to offer.
That's one of the paradoxes of MAGAnazi lies. Why waste money collecting pennies from the poor instead of getting several hundred thousand from one rich tax cheat.
Fear is the sponsor of irrational thought.
Ain't it always. Some fear destitution, some fear a 1% loss. But it's always fear, sometimes helped along by greed.
CONservatives have demonized the IRS for decades. Some of it deserved, yes, but like all public agencies, they cannot fight back without CONservatives screaming unfair.
Deserved? They have underfunded the IRS so their overlords can use every possible opportunity to evade paying any taxes. While Joe Shmoe will get audited instead. Most of the "new" people working for the IRS are just to restore staffing that have left over the years. The wealthy grift the system why the rest of us are expected to pay up.
exactly
My dad worked for the IRS for 30 years. He retired as a GS-3 in 1982 earning about $14K/year. When he started with the IRS in the 1950's each state collected the Federal income taxes for that state. NE had one office located in Omaha. It was a very stressful job for him. His boss was a b**** but he stayed because he was a disabled veteran and couldn't do physical labor. Plus the benefits were decent.
When the IRS went to regional service centers he was offered a promotion to GS-7 if he would move to Kansas City. He declined and was never offered another promotion for the next 15 years.
In the late 1950's and early 1960's he would hand carry the daily deposit to the bank three blocks away. The deposits were often over $1,000,000 with several thousand in cash. No one ever bothered him in all the years he made the deposits.
He told us stories about IRS agent's jumping on the hoods of cars with "Property of US Government" stickers. If they moved the cars they could be prosecuted for theft of government property. They would also put the stickers on homes when people owed the IRS money. Imagine an agent doing that today.
I also have 4 former co-workers who have been working on mods to the mainframe systems at the IRS. The IRS is actually very good at catching under reporting of income from banks, investments, and W-2 income due to all of the reporting required from financial institutions and companies.
They have the systems to be better at catching dead beats that don't report but these are labor intensive tasks, to meet with the non-filers. The $80 billion would provide the money to be able to collect from many of the dead-beats.
Conservatives fear the IRS because the wealthy lie about them coming to get the middle and low income earners being arrested for underpayment.
Wow, up close and personal. That's probably one of the agencies that repubs plan to dismantle, like the Education department. How much faster they can tear down than the efforts it takes to build. Bannon knows that better than anyone.
"deserved"???
There is method to their madness. As long as they audit the poor, they are OK. But let them turn a light on the rich and they are evil. It's not to hard to see the pattern, even magats and dumb arses like my bro, should get it.