Of course he can.
I am sure liberal lurkers will be watching this thread.
Sure, why not?
Does he think Conservatism supports the intrusion of government into people’s private lives?
The current tax laws are the current tax laws, like it or not. I don’t see a problem with taking the job.
I would say yes, absolutely.
The job profile appears to be business audit anyway, and he would probably perform a public SERVICE, if in any way his work could help keep a check on the absolutely disastrous way we have seen our financial sector being run!
It is hard to find a new job at that age, and if you have family responsibilities, then it is even worse.
I would say yes, all the way.
If he has an issue, he could look into the FDIC. I hear they are hiring like crazy.
YES. I think it is much better to have a Conservative working in the Federal infrastructure, even at a low level, than having one of Comrade 0bama’s thugs.
Take the job. Keep voting for Forbes and Huckabee.
My argument with the government is not that there are taxes, but what they do with them.
Conservative to me means that we learn from history, not that we pretend that unicorns frolic with butterflies. Classical liberal means much the same thing to me as Conservative. The Socialists/Communists/Marxists ignore the failure of their nostrums in the past. Libertarians seem to be conservative, except for the druggie wannabes. I can usually make common cause with them by making a list of things to change first, since all things can not change all at once. We can usually agree on the first one or two items, and after that we can sometimes agree to watch, and see what next appears to be a priority.
As long as he starts with the entire Obama cabinet.
He could be busy for his entire career just investigating Democrat members of Congress.
Of course he can....so he can track down all the blowhard liberals who aren’t being patriotic. Right VP Biden?
If anything, his conservative instincts will keep him from becoming too much of a megalomaniac in dealing with the average tax payer. He’ll tend to view himself as a servant of the people instead of their master. He may have to audit taxes or assess fees, but he will never look to be overly abusive in the process. They need to hire more conservatives actually, despite the inefficient
system. I’ll bet they get more money back(from delinquent taxpayers) in half the time while generating less animus amongst the tax payers they serve! And it will cost the government less at the same time!
So tell him to go for it, and to remember the parable about the servant who was to be released from the management of his master’s finances. This servant went to his master’s debtors and reduced all of their bills so that the master would get some return on what was owed him. The master commended him on this action for it allowed the servant to have gained favor from the folks he was going to need the most support from...as our Lord states”Make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, you may be received into the everlasting habitations”
So tell him to be wise and go easy when he can, he’ll get more results then he would by becoming just another government hard-ass!
More the better. We can’t individually be responsible for how the system got there, only to help steer in the right direction. Better to have conservatives doing the audits than marxists.
I am sure there were people who thought working for Hitler’s SS was an honor, too.
No problem. One year on the job and you will hold conservatives in utter contempt. Guaranteed. Take the job. Within a year conscience will no longer bother you. Count on it.
Take the job—Northern Virginia needs your conservative vote.
On a more serious note, I work for another federal agency. I was hired in Bush the Younger’s second term. When 0bama was elected, I seriously considered resigning.
People at the top of the government are evil. That doesn’t mean the government itself is evil. You will learn that what goes on in the Capitol and the White House are, essentially, theater, and for the most part has absolutely nothing to do with your job duties. In other words, politics and governing are largely separate.
Pray, and read the first chapter of Daniel. The best thing you can do is to perform your task honorably and faithfully. And remember, politicians come and go, but the bureaucracy is forever.
Nations tend to get the kind of government they deserve, in God's providence. Until we acquire better character as a nation, we will not have better civil governments.
Your friend would be working with God as an agent of His scourge. As a man of integrity, he could still treat his victims with dignity.
A while back, I tried doing business as a Subchapter S corporation. The agency I found most helpful, and easiest to deal with was -- and I kid you not -- the I.R.S. The state unemployment gestapo, though, was so incompetent and heavy-handed that I disincorporated after a year rather than put up with their continuing harassment.