Editorial: Defunding IRS is a political stunt, and a terrible idea (barf)

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | January 13, 2023 | The Editorial Board

[cableguymn]

people who get the EITC don’t have any money.

[17th Miss Regt]

That is usually true. But quite a few people commit fraud with the EITC to get more than the law permits from that tax credit. They are easy marks to go after when the IRS audits them.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

The only reason I post their stuff and subscribe to them is because they actually endorsed Trump in 2020 and Oz in 2022, rather than doing straight neo-Commie party line endorsements. They seem to be a bit more thoughtful than the average left-leaning rag, and they even occasionally post op-eds by actual conservatives, as opposed to resident pet monkeys like David Brooks (NYT).

[FoxInSocks]

Most uncollected taxes come from higher income taxpayers and corporations, whose tax returns are often incredibly complicated.

I’m not sure that is accurate. I read about it recently in some article. Those groups pay professionals to prepare taxes and also have more resources to contest IRS claims.

[Vigilanteman]

You caught that too, eh? The obvious question is why not redeploy most or all of that 53%.

We bully little guys because we don't have the firepower to bully big guys! Doesn't that make sense?

[Vigilanteman]

Correct. And when the income tax was enshrined, it affected only the top 3% of earners. Nobody else even had to file.

[ModelBreaker]

It is a political stunt.

But it would be a good idea if it were not.