We have a friend who’s a little bit on the paranoid side. He always feels like he has a great big bull’s-eye on his back regarding government persecution. There’s no reason for him to feel this way, because he’s one of the most upstanding and blameless people I’ve ever met. He’s a fine law-abiding citizen, honest as the day is long, active in his church and community, has never cheated anyone or stolen anything, always pays his taxes in full, and he’s well liked. But he still walks around feeling like he has a bull’s-eye on his back.
I’m beginning to understand how he feels. So are hundreds of millions of other law-abiding American citizens as we brace ourselves for the inevitable tsunami of audits from the newly weaponized Internal Revenue Service.
Yes, American citizens will soon face 87,000 new IRS agents thanks to the passage of the laughably titled “Inflation Reduction Act” in which the expanded IRS will receive $80 billion in new funding over the next nine years. A significant number of these agents will be part of the IRS Criminal Investigation Unit, courtesy of Your Tax Dollars. Columnist David Harsanyi calls this the biggest expansion of the police state in U.S. history.
Who does the IRS plan to target? According to Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, of the projected 1.2 million new audits the IRS will conduct each years, over 710,000 (nearly 60%) will fall on Americans who earn less than $75,000 per year. (Side note: Welp, that covers literally every one of my acquaintance …)
A chart from the House Ways and Means Committee further breaks down the potential audits:
- Over 313,000 new audits for Americans making less than $25,000 a year;
- Over 147,000 new audits for those making $25,000 to $50,000 a year;
- Over 122,000 new audits for those making $50,000 to $75,000 a year.
It’s worth noting the highest number of audits will be targeting the poorest Americans, the ones with the fewest resources and least ability to fight unfair claims. Isn’t that nice? In an unrelated coincidence, the IRS has a history of targeting conservatives (see this and this).
Sounds like COMMUNISM to me !!! Russia & China style !!!!
Oppression of the American people by Leftist Anti-American Democrat Party !!!! Time to Reverse that !!!!
I get how he feels. He is right in feeling that way too.
A little visit to the places stayed at, checking out the furnishings, what’s in the driveway, what clothes are being worn, how much evidence of living above the declared income is on display, etc., looking for that undeclared income to assess for taxation. It’ll seem like a harmless, friendly living room interview, but they’re collecting evidence, not paying a social call. The next steps can vary, from a letter in the mail to a midnight warrant service, but never a thank you note.
Biden ALREADY DESTROYED US ALL !!!! So Good luck with that !!!
You can’t get Blood from a Turnip > Remember That ????
Better start Building more Jails & Prisons !!!!
Can’t Lock up EVERYBODY so go ahead MAKE MY DAY !!!!
Abolish the American KGB ( IRS ) !!!! Americans Don’t like being THREATENED !!!!