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Comment by toomuchtodo

7 days ago

Can you provide proof of this “loyalty and power” at the IRS to Biden mentioned? Because without proof, it sounds like a “deep state” conspiracy theory without evidence.

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groundzeros2015  7 days ago

I can provide evidence that the IRS and the majority of its employees have good relationships with democrats.

The equivalent question is can you provide proof that ICE provides power and is loyal to Trump?

I don’t think you would say that’s a deep state conspiracy.

  • nobodyandproud  6 days ago

    OP talks about policing high net-worth individuals and organizations, causing most of the taxation headaches.

    You’re shifting the discussion to organizations being political, hoping it becomes a divisive topic.

    A well-worn and sleazy playbook to dodge any discussion of a problem that has exceeded the tipping point.

    • guywithahat  6 days ago

      I'm not the guy you replied to but the idea that "high-net worth individuals" (I assume you mean hundred-millionaires+) are skimping out on a meaningful amount of taxes is political. Most of these IRS agents will end up going after normal people, which is where most tax revenue comes from and where most of the fraud is. Billionaires have entire teams who do nothing but make sure their taxes are in order, a small business owner is more liable to make mistakes or try to commit fraud, which is who they will have to go after if they want to increase revenue. I think there's merit to his point, that the IRS has a history of targeting conservative organizations (https://grokipedia.com/page/IRS_targeting_controversy), and this has lead to their funding being a political issue.

      I wouldn't call is comment sleazy I think he's just trying to discuss the topic at hand.

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