The Biden administration has a lot of nerve proposing to double the budget of the Internal Revenue Service and add 87,000 employees.
This plan is set to become law as part of the soon-to-be-enacted Inflation Reduction Act. And it comes around the same time as the outrageous FBI raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago compound in Palm Beach, Florida. The Biden administration has converted the FBI and the Justice Department into functionaries of the Democratic Party’s character assassination campaign. Think they will do the same with a Yankee Stadium full of new IRS auditors? They will be on search-and-destroy missions.
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) patronizingly dismisses any concerns about taxpayer abuses by saying, “If you’re not cheating on your taxes, you have nothing to worry about.”
That’s the language of tyrants. I personally went through a three-year dispute with the IRS, which cost me tens of thousands of dollars in attorney and tax accountant fees — until the IRS snoops did a “Whoops, we’re sorry, we were wrong. Have a nice day.” When you are under IRS investigation and the agency places a lien on your bank account, you are guilty until you prove yourself innocent.
Conservatives haven’t (or shouldn’t have forgotten) the outrageous weaponization of the tax collection agency during President Barack Obama’s administration. Obama political appointee Lois Lerner targeted the Tea Party and other taxpayer groups with a conservative orientation. An accident? By the way, the Obama team never even apologized, and Lois Lerner ducked out on testifying before Congress. She never went to jail.
Now, the folks at Openthebooks.com report that the IRS is armed with real weapons — guns, ammunition and military equipment.
“The Internal Revenue Service, with its 2,159 ‘Special Agents,’ spent $21.3 million on guns, ammunition and military-style equipment between fiscal years 2006 and 2019. The agency stockpiled 4,500 guns and five million rounds of ammunition.”
How many of the new 87,000 employees will be armed? And why does a tax collection agency need guns, anyway?
This story gets more sordid as we dig deeper. The IRS employee union donates 99% of its money to Democrats. This scam to give the IRS tens of billions of dollars will pipeline millions of dollars into the coffers of Democratic candidates. Does anyone believe that an agency that gives almost every dollar from its PAC to one party is an unbiased referee of our tax system?
I hope no one believes this is to get more money from Bill Gates or Warren Buffett or Mark Zuckerberg. These billionaires have their own armies of tax accountants and lawyers. They have the resources to defend themselves from erroneous IRS tax rulings.
The Republicans in the Senate offered an amendment to this god-awful bill that would have restricted new audits to those making more than $400,000. Every Democrat said no way.
This is because the geese they will pluck are the defenseless small business owners and people who make between $75,000 and $250,000 of income. My friend Dan Pilla, who is one of the experts on IRS abuses, has found that the agency is trying to discourage taxpayers from hiring an attorney or going to court to get their money back.
Once upon a time, liberals cared about government abuses of citizens’ civil rights. Once upon a time, there was an American Civil Liberties Union that would have been marching in the streets against more intense government scrutiny of every financial transaction people make. Now, they are mute, because the modern ACLU and other such groups are completely captured by big government socialists.
If you have a conservative voice in this country or you have any affiliation with the Republican Party or donate to Republican candidates, they are coming after you. Maybe soon.
What is perhaps worst of all about this vault of money being turned over to 150,000 IRS agents is that Democrats have voted down more money for police to stop rampant crime. They’ve voted down more Border Patrol agents to help keep out drug runners and criminals and coyotes. They refuse to provide the funding for the Army so that our armed forces can recruit the soldiers and personnel we need for our national security.
We could fund all of these things with a fraction of the money top Democrats such as President Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) want to spend on tax agents.
These are the most warped funding priorities I’ve seen in 30 years. The IRS may soon be knocking on your door. And yes, they are here from the government. But no, they aren’t here to help you.
Stephen Moore is a senior fellow at Freedom Works. He is also author of the new book: “Govzilla: How The Relentless Growth of Government Is Devouring Our Economy.” To find out more about Stephen Moore and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.
What possible reason would a tax collector need to be armed unless the agency intends to instigate swat team style raids to collect money due. the 87,000 agents would be of better use on the border to process illegal aliens, using eadly force if necessary since that is a requirement of the job!
ANd that’s one thing i’ve oftn wondered, when for a good 20 years now, we’ve seen all sorts of adverts for those companies, that ‘reduce’ what you owe to the IRS.. WHAT HAPPENS WITH THEM now?
And where would all these “agents” be and what are their skill sets? Why do these agents need to be armed? The IRS will become larger than the Marine Corps. With so many of the returns being automated, it seems to me that fewer people would be required. And are they really going to get 87,000 CPAs? If so, why on earth would you ever arm them? This seems like a gross overkill and is certainly NOT going to reduce inflation, which it purports to do. It’s a ruse. You can bet something very nefarious is afoot.
Also, why is it they are not going after all the WELFARE, MEDICARE and Tax frauds, with such gutso>???
“…why does a tax collection agency need guns, anyway?…”
“…why does a tax collection agency need guns, anyway?…”
” YOU WILL OBEY, COMRADE.! ” Author Unknow.
It certainly looks like they wanna follow the mantra of “Comply or die”..
IRS armed agents couldn’t fight their way out of a wet paper bag. VOTE straight republican party this November! Congress DOES have the power to defund these losers.
it is all taking shape ladies and gentlemen little by little your freedoms and mine are being vaporized right in front of our eyes.
the progressive socialist communist democrats along with some rino repubikins have fired the warning shots with the jan 6th hokum trial
where no one has any rights or due process and the fake election of chaiman mao biden the basement dweller which the left and some rinos
said move along nothing to see and we the people were shut down.
no the progressive left with there rampant lawlessness in the big cities have created this mess just to take our guns from us.
did you hear me they will come for our guns 87,000 new armed agents are just for this purpose.
all i can say is vote every democrat out of office if you want to be free.
NOT just all the dems. BUT ALL THE SPINELESS rinos too!
It is unbelievable that the democrats can pass spending bills that enable them to operate as socialist within the United States and we the people are powerless to do anything about it. We the people have allowed the DC democrats to have their own way ever since Biden and company came into office. This stuff is all being directed by George Soros and his minions as he uses his money to help more far left socialists to be elected to office. We must win the midterms and the election in 2024 if we are ever going to stop the socialization of America. This is very serious and needs our immediate attention to get control of congress and slow the ruining of our country.
WAKE UP AMERICA AND USE YOUR VOICES AND VOTES TO TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK FROM THOSE WHO WOULD DESTROY OUR COUNTRY AND OUR FREEDOMS!!!
Taking someone’s money at gunpoint? Isn’t that called ARMED ROBBERY?