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In international comparisons of "corruption" the US doesn't fare particularly well coming 25th in a scale of "clean" countries....Scandinavia, Singapore and Switzerland taking the prizes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index

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and hence the resistance of the Republicans to funding a real IRS service that could police the system and catch the criminals!

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I remember last summer, when the Democrats tried to include a measure to empower the IRS to collect outstanding taxes (mainly from businesses) as a way to help fund the Build Back Better bills. It was one of the first things on the cutting room floor. Seems NO ONE in power wants the IRS to have any teeth.

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He said "laws"...perhaps he meant lawyers.

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