Posted on 08/06/2022 5:09:36 AM PDT by MtnClimber
It looks more like Biden’s Congress is funding an $80 billion war on We the People.
The talk in the media is about a “beefed-up” IRS. The IRS budget for FY 2022 totals nearly $14 billion ($11.9 billion in appropriated funds) with a full-time equivalent (FTE) staff ceiling of 79,808 (75,533 from appropriated funding.)
Now, the Democrat-controlled Congress, at the behest of the Biden Administration, wants to take that up an additional almost $80 billion, with 1% going to Department of the Treasury offices other than the IRS. That adds up to nearly $93 billion, seven times this year’s budget. SEVEN TIMES.
In addition, Democrats want to add in another 86,852 FTEs, more than doubling the staffing to 166,660. These positions are described as “new, specialized enforcement staff.” See page 17 of the American Families Plan Tax Compliance Agenda for more. The increased funding and staffing are designed to restore IRS enforcement capability through a sustained rebuilding of the IRS.
According to IRS data, staffing was at a peak in 1995 at 114,064 FTEs. That was before automation, common use internet, and e-filing. Data processing took more than a quarter of all staff.
Within two years, the data processing staff was cut in half—no surprise there—and disappeared altogether as a category a couple of years later. As banking became more automated, collections staff numbers other than revenue officers were reduced by two-thirds. With the advent of e-filing, the filing and account management staff declined. Staffing has been more or less at today’s level for a decade, which is eminently reasonable as more sophisticated automation is available to both the IRS and the taxpayer. Under these circumstances, the IRS will not be rebuilding its old structure nor restoring anything that may have been lost. So, what’s going on?
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
The left is fascinated with the use of government power. They don’t have power if they aren’t using it.
“..The left is fascinated with the use of government power. They don’t have power if they aren’t using it...”
^THIS^...slightly modified.
The godless, anti-American, communist AINOs (American In Name Only) are infatuated with government power. They don’t have power if they aren’t using it.
Makes sense for someone who plans to extract as much money from producers as possible. He needs the money to pay the billions he’s planning to give to Ukraine, and for the massive transfer of money from those who work to those who vote democrat for a living.
Somebody made the point that the government agencies are gearing for a war with the citizenry. It is the only real explanation why they are stocking up with billions of rounds.
This 7x increase for “digital asset monitoring” matches up nicely with a new Fed digital currency. The Mark of the Beast is just not that far away at this point.
Basically, create a domestic enforcement army which funds itself...
Lois Lerner needs a raise.
Remember the name of all of these communists who vote for this spending! Write their names down. Remember their faces. Remember what they did, and are continuing to do, to our kids and grandkids.
They will us the IRS to go through all records of political enemies, then drain them dry using lawfare.
-Donald Rumsfeld.
In order for the Dems to turn America into a Socialist Society they must break the Middle Class. To do this, expansion of the Federal Gov’t by strengthening the IRS, compromising the FBI, DOJ and the News Media is what is in the current Bill. Seems the Dems have tried everything else but 87,000 IRS Agents will break the Middle Class. Who can afford to fight the IRS in an audit? The US Gov’t will have its way with most American Wage Earners and Small Businesses by passing this Bill proposed by Schumer and the Dems.
Increasing The IRS Annual Budget By Seven Times Doesn’t Add Up
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It does if you consider that the actions will further hurt the country. This small bushiness, the self-employed that managed to survive the horrendous covid lockdowns will now be attacked by the hoards of new IRS agents with nothing better to do then audit everyone in sight.
How many of them will be able to hire CPAs, accountants to defend their returns?
How many of those will just pay up, even if they did nothing wrong?
How many of those will go out of business as a direct result?
And did the Big Tax Return companies have any hand in this? Because they all charge a fees to file, fees to defend against audits. They stand to gain a considerable amount of new business.
Biden sounds a lot like George III
“He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.”
My daughter’s friend left college as an accountant and she eventually became an auditor for the IRS part of her job is to spend time at the shooting range and she also wears a bulletproof vest on her appointments.
We may end up seeing a lot of Ruby Bridges in the coming future.
Just to another far left RAT excuse to raise taxes. They need a bigger IRS because of all of the people’s bucks coming in so they have to hire more IRSers which costs more money and causes them to have to raise more taxes. Something like that.
I paid $400,000 in taxes last year between federal, state and property taxes. I think I’m good being harassed as it is. They still haven’t processed my return yet although they did cash my final $43k check that I sent with the return within a day or two. That was 4 months ago.
“They will us the IRS to go through all records of political enemies, then drain them dry using lawfare.”
Sounds like they will be looking to find any and all Trump supporters by finding each and every one whoever made even the smallest donation to the man they consider to be their kryptonite.
since good Americans live and let live and refuse to resist the tyranny, the leftists will continue to prevail
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