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Donald Trump’s nominee for US Treasury secretary wants a bigger IRS
Quartz ^ | 01/19/2017 | Tim Fernholz

Posted on 01/22/2017 8:55:12 PM PST by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 01/22/2017 8:55:12 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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Difference is, government does not make money like actual businesses do.

It is a fatal flaw to think they are the same thing.


2 posted on 01/22/2017 8:57:04 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Just as long as they eviscerate the tax laws at the same time...


3 posted on 01/22/2017 8:57:28 PM PST by BlessedBeGod (To restore all things in Christ. ~~~~ Appeasing evil is cowardice.)
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If the last several decades have shown us anything, the IRS should be eliminated. It is the singlemost dangerous agency in the government. It can take everything you own and put you in prison.


4 posted on 01/22/2017 8:59:24 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: Secret Agent Man

I met the guy 2 years ago on the Warner bros. lot before. If you dont who Mnuchin is, you might have heard of the past movies he made...including Clint Eastwood’s Sully where he was the producer.


5 posted on 01/22/2017 9:00:46 PM PST by max americana (For the 9th time FIRED LIBERALS from our company at this election, and every election since 2008)
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To: SeekAndFind

JAIL FOR LERNER..!!


6 posted on 01/22/2017 9:03:57 PM PST by gaijin
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To: SeekAndFind

Clearly the guy hasn’t been on the job, looked at the data, and is simply speaking from what he knows. Some businesses HAVE cut too far, down to the bone, and it has been counterproductive. I doubt the IRS is like that but give the guy a break until he’s confirmed and let’s see what happens then. I could see additional enforcement people along with a reduction in other areas resulting from simplification of the tax code.


7 posted on 01/22/2017 9:04:50 PM PST by bigbob (We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
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To: SeekAndFind

Customer service? You got to be kidding us.Abolish the whole scheme and replace with the fair tax.


8 posted on 01/22/2017 9:05:07 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Flat tax requires less bodies than IRS employees now.

This plan smells bad. Goobermint employees aint Cheap to Keep.


9 posted on 01/22/2017 9:06:07 PM PST by Gasshog (Clinton denies... Expect to see a lot of this)
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Wrong answer. We need fewer employees in government — especially the IRS which is larger than many huge companies. Simplify the tax code and that will certainly help.


10 posted on 01/22/2017 9:09:13 PM PST by plain talk
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To: SeekAndFind

Wrong answer.

Wrong plan.

Wrong guy.

No.


11 posted on 01/22/2017 9:12:47 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Not crazy about this guy. But he will have to do Trump’s bidding, his opinions don’t count for much.


12 posted on 01/22/2017 9:14:23 PM PST by proust (Trump / Pence 2016!)
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“The IRS headcount has gone down quite dramatically, almost 30% over the last couple of years,”

This is a good thing.

13 posted on 01/22/2017 9:21:18 PM PST by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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Slash the IRS’s budget.


14 posted on 01/22/2017 9:21:40 PM PST by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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Fake news. The department is to be abolished in year #2.


15 posted on 01/22/2017 9:22:25 PM PST by samadams2000 (Someone important make......The Call!)
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RE: The department is to be abolished in year #2.

What reliable source is this?


16 posted on 01/22/2017 9:23:29 PM PST by SeekAndFind (q)
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This would be a reallocation.

I find it very hard to swallow that the Trump administration just wants to grow the beast as a whole.


17 posted on 01/22/2017 9:24:56 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Regular IRS + swamp cleaners = bigger IRS.


18 posted on 01/22/2017 9:25:40 PM PST by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Go Egypt on 0bama)
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To: SeekAndFind

I think this headline may be a matter of misreading what Mnuchin wants. He wants to put the bean counters where it actually counts. The Barack Obama administration used the IRS as an Obamacare babysitter. This isn’t going to continue.


19 posted on 01/22/2017 9:30:49 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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Whatever he means, it’s still a completely idiotic statement to make.


20 posted on 01/22/2017 9:31:15 PM PST by mindburglar (When Superman and Batman fight, the only winner is crime.)
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