Everson confirmed as IRS commissioner

That's some resume. Has he ever considered working for a living, you know.....like actually contributing to our economy's GDP? Meeting a payroll? Creating employment by methods other than bloating the civil service ranks?

IRS Commissioner......That's like being the head cancer cell in a cancer patient. Some title huh?

Much as I object to taxationin general, I think he has his priorities straight, and if he succeeds he will be doing a lot more to prop up capitalism than to undermine it.

There are companies out there that actively market tax fraud schemes to other companies. The activity is widespread. So what? Who cares if the IRS can't gouge a few companies? Here's why: the way these schemes are set up, they are completely non-transparent to investors. A great example is Enron: among the fraudulent schemes they set up were some tax-evasion schemes that produced 'paper losses' to offset real gains. The net effect? Investors see an artificially-inflated profit. That tends to undermine confidence in markets, and boost the regulatory hopes of Delusional Underground types.

What's worse is this: the companies who can best defraud the govt. of taxes wind up with a lot more cash in the bank--cash for buying out competitors. So the slime floats to the top.

So I don't care if the guy never 'worked' for a living. If he can do something to prevent capitalism from being undermined by frauds, I'd say he's worth a lot more than he's being paid.

We have laws. It's not that complicated. The IRS Commissioner does not make or interprate laws. The funny business is all special legislation from congress that accomplished exactly what it's sponsors wanted it to.

It's disgusting and it's congress.

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