You know this is getting old and lame.
Posted on 01/17/2016 4:54:39 AM PST by Kaslin
Strikes me that one major GOP contender wants to abolish the IRS while the other major contender wants to expand it’s power and reach. Hmmm
i fear the bureaucracy is far too big and too many hands are in the cookie jar for it to be turned back and much smaller/less powerful,
i think Trump thinks big government can work with the right man at the helm. But he wouldn’t be at the helm forever,
if i’m wrong, and I would be thrilled to be, has he ever mentioned slashing and burning the agencies?
Cruz has mentioned giving power back to the states and sending all the IRS workers to the border (of course he didn’t mean it), but i don’t know if he will slash and burn either.
It’s obvious that Trump likes big government and bureaucracy.
Why on earth would you ever use a five figure tax refund to pay forward next years taxes?
That’s the original sin right there...
I usually overpay because I would rather get a check than write one. It might be time to rethink that plan.
It’s Steve’s fault. He shouldn’t have overpaid his taxes.
That’s why people who let themselves get ripped off through the year and then get giddy when they “get money back” are damn fools. I adjust my withholdings at both jobs to the point where I will send the regime a certified check (from a different bank, not my own) each April.
well, he certainly has used it to his advantage in the past.
and five figures isn’t my returns, it’s my salary!!! lol
And it has never occurred to him that he should.
However, he's not a bad person, and we certainly shouldn't hold him personally responsible for anything. (/s)
I remember a comment Cruz made about the mega data, something like after IRS why would you trust another government agency with your info.
I didn’t have fear for my info but they could screw anyone any time. I’m glad they dumped the mega data.
They didn’t report a W2 to SS. Won’t bore you with details but they were idiots by mail and phone. SS has told me they will fix when I retire.
No it's obvious that he hates government bureaucracy. If you don't know about the skating rink in Central Park, look it up.
So a CPA overpaid his taxes by a five-figure sum? Stopped reading right there.
In world history, there is one distinguishing characteristic of when governments succeed, and when governments fail. It is a very easy to understand ratio.
It is called “government efficiency”, and it is simply a ratio of what a government promises to do, and what it actually delivers on those promises.
If a government promises to do just a few things, and delivers, it will survive. Likewise, if it promises more, and at least delivers a lot of what it has promised, it will survive. But a government that promises and does not deliver is likely on the way out.
The real oddity is that it does not matter what form government takes: republican democracy, kingdom, tyranny, etc.
And even stranger, it does not matter *what* the government promises. It can promise bad, negative things that the people do not want; but if it delivers on those things, it will likely survive.
Now this being said, what of the US government? Never in the history of mankind has a government promised to do a fraction of what the US government has promised. So it is up to the people to judge whether or not it has kept or is keeping its promises.
By general agreement, it has failed in far too many things to survive, so it must fall. So the candidate who promises to dismantle the most of the dysfunctional parts of the government is likely going to ascend.
As with any government caught up in its overreach and bloat, it will strive to keep “the fat”, even as it offers to “cut the muscle and bone”, so the leader must be strong enough to insist, and ignore the whines and pleas of the Mandarin bureaucracy, the parasites, hangers on and other villains and lickspittles.
If he succeeds he will be a hero for a hundred years. If he fails, someone else will be chosen for the job.
This sounds like another argument to never overpay your taxes or have more withheld than you expect to pay. Even so, I suppose the IRS could place a lien against you.
Happened to me with CA taxes. Levied our bank accounts and safe deposit box. We didn’t live in CA.
Took a tax attorney in CA, $500 and 3 months to get it back.
What a nightmare. Of course there was no apology.
5.56mm
Naturally, and if there had been an apology it would probably been meaningless
bfl reference
Most federal employees with office jobs are teleworking under a program started by our current president.
Teleworkers don't answer their office phones.
I haven't successfully reached anyone at OPM by phone since I retired, meaning I haven't talked to a single government employee (other than Social Security)since I left.
All communication is either email or snail mail.
Most federal employees with office jobs are teleworking (working from home) under a program started by our current president.
Teleworkers don't answer their office phones.
I haven't successfully reached anyone at OPM by phone since I retired, meaning I haven't talked to a single government employee (other than Social Security) since I left.
All communication is either email or snail mail.
You know this is getting old and lame.
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