Posted on 08/10/2022 12:54:49 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
…A look at some of the claims:
HOUSE MINORITY LEADER KEVIN MCCARTHY, R-CALIF.: “Do you make $75,000 or less? Democrats’ new army of 87,000 IRS agents will be coming for you -- with 710,000 new audits for Americans who earn less than $75k.” – tweet Tuesday.
SEN. TED CRUZ, R-TEXAS: “The Manchin-Schumer bill will create 87,000 new IRS agents to target regular, everyday Americans.” — Friday tweet.
THE FACTS: That’s misleading. Last year, before the bill emerged, the Treasury Department had proposed a plan to hire roughly that many IRS employees over the next decade if it got the money. The IRS will be releasing final numbers for its hiring plans in the coming months, according to a Treasury official. But those employees will not all be hired at the same time, they will not all be auditors and many will be replacing employees who are expected to quit or retire, experts and officials say.
The Treasury says it will hire experienced auditors and workers who will improve taxpayer services, and that audit rates for those earning less than $400,000 are not expected to rise in relation to historic norms.
So that’s a long way from hiring 87,000 “agents” to go after average people in the United States, as the GOP claims have it. In any case, the bill has no mandate to hire that many people.
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so sick of the lies of the MSM
They’d better show up at the door armed. And in pairs at least.
The Asspress is always a pantload.
Lois Lerner approves.
Fact Check . . . the new Op-Ed page.
Yes,I’m from the government but I’m not here to help.
That’s a good one.
I’m here to rummage through your personal savings and then confiscate any money you have that you can not prove where it came from.
“and that audit rates for those earning less than $400,000 are not expected to rise in relation to historic norms.”
Not expected.
Soon to turn into: “UNEXPECTED”
The AP basically acknowledges that it is accurate but claims since the funding was “provided” it is misleading to suggest it will happen...say what?
Okay. Who is the idiot that made far left morons and maggots the Official Fact Checkers of the U.S.A. Swamp Team?
I would hope they’d be right. But no way. They’re too dishonest and are water boys for the leftist take over.
Let’s not get into arguments about who gets audited. The fact is, the IRS conducts audits and they will conduct more audits. Our tax system and audits are un-American. You are guilty until you prove your innocent. We need to come up with a tax code that makes everyone pay and does not require individuals to file taxes and doesn’t tax businesses at all. We all know that business don’t pay taxes, consumers pay taxes via costs passed along in the price of goods and services. Eliminating business taxes would make American the best place in the world to do business. It flies directly in the face of globalists and their desire to have a minimum global business tax. Additionally, eliminating and simplifying taxes makes businesses more productive because they don’t have to spend money on complying with an enormous tax code.
It said “and many will be replacing employees who are expected to quit or retire”. That is a flat out lie. It got the money to hire an “Additional” 87,000. That is not replacing. Additional=Add. Idiots.
AP=APravda
AP Factcheck??? Bwahahahahahahahahhahahaha
There’s a meme calling them the IRSS.
“In any case, the bill has no mandate to hire that many people.”
Most of the money will go to Democrat slush funds. Did we say that part out loud?
The corrupt AP has ZERO credibility. Are they Democrats and communists?
Did they at one time have a reputation for responsible journalism?
I do not recall.
“AP fact checker”? That’s a punchline, right?
“...and many will be replacing employees who are expected to quit or retire, experts and officials say.”
Hmmmm... If you are just replacing employees that are retiring or moving on why would you need to greatly expand your budget?
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