REPORT: Trump Planning Around 9,000 Layoffs at Bloated IRS — Redundancies Already Underway

The Gateway Pundit ^ | Feb. 14, 2025 5:40 pm | Ben Kew

[wally_bert]

Christmas presents on Valentines day.

[FlingWingFlyer]

This might be a good chance to pick up some surplus pistols and ammo.

[Sarah Barracuda]

An EVEN better Valentine’s present would be ABOLISHING the IRS..come on, PLEASE..I want to see in my lifetime the IRS GONE

[Libloather]

May as well cut taxes while cutting jobs. One stop shopping.

[Darksheare]

I guess the IRS doesn’t get their army of 87,000 auditors for the population.
Now if they could undo the rule of alerting the IRS to any purchase we do over 600 bucks.

[Salman]

And that's before any reform to the tax code.

Maybe I'm being over optimistic, but I expect lots more in store for the IRS.

[SoConPubbie]

May as well cut taxes while cutting jobs. One stop shopping.

I'm seeing this as part of President Trump's plan to lay a strong foundation of reducing the cost of government before going to Congress to request a strong set of tax cuts!

[Professional]

Have all irs employees been forced to work in office yet?

I own a business and for 5 years I’ve had some relatively minor issues with the irs that revolve around 10k dollars or less.

They send me demanding letters where I have only 10-30 days to respond. Then when I do respond it takes 3-12 months for them to reply. And most of their replies state they need more time.

They will not answer phone nor schedule any appointments.

They are unwilling and unable to do their jobs. Fire every last mfr that works there! Let’s eliminate fed income taxes and simply go to a national sales tax and tariffs. Simplify!

[SoConPubbie]

Now if they could undo the rule of alerting the IRS to any purchase we do over 600 bucks.

I'm sure that is in the works.

[nopardons]

BTTT

[CFW]

Both Democrats and Republicans have been screaming for years that they need more employees at the IRS.

No, they don’t.

What our nation’s agencies, including the IRS, need is competent employees with enough intelligence to answer basic questions. The IRS writes the tax instructions manuals, they should dang will be able to answer questions about the information and instructions it contains.

We don’t need 87,000 IRS employees “working” while doing no actual work and sometimes even having a second job at which they also do no work.

Federal employees have become entitled lay-a-bouts. Fire them all and hire ambitious hard working entitled people who have our nation’s best interest at heart.

[Chickensoup]

You know who fights simplifying taxes behind the scenes.?

CPAs

[ConjunctionJunction]

And tax attorneys

[SoConPubbie]

Let’s eliminate fed income taxes and simply go to a national sales tax and tariffs.
Simplify!

An excellent plan that I totally agree with!

And, in fact, a plan that the left really should agree with given that in reality, everyone pays what they can pay.

Those who are rich are going to pay more, because they are buying more, and also, more expensive items.
And the poor will be paying less because they are buying less items and less expensive items.

Its fair all around.

[datricker]

The IRS has 89,767 Full Time Employees, approximately. So this about a 10% decrease in Scientologists, err I mean IRS employees.

[Chickensoup]

Yeps.

[frank ballenger]

Along with pretending to work all day remember how much we can save by disarming the IRS:

“The IRS has spent $35.2 million on guns, ammunition, and military-style equipment since 2006, including $10 million in weaponry and gear since 2020. These purchases are used by the IRS’ Criminal Investigation Division that has jurisdiction over federal tax crimes.” Jun 13, 2023
Joni Ernst website. from Ernst Works to Disarm IRS.

Debate topics from Congress.gov about IRS weaponry.
Reasons cited for IRS employees to carry weapons.

To protect themselves and the public
To execute search and arrest warrants
To conduct undercover operations

[frank ballenger]

redundancies

Firesign Theatre comedy albums in the early 1970s.

From the Department of Redundancy Department.

[FLNittany]

Fair Tax is coming. I can feel it!