A little over years ago, the Trump-appointed head of the IRS told us that the annual gap between taxes due and taxes paid in the US is almost $1 trillion per year, caused by chronic underfunded of the IRS. Do you think that is a problem?
We did, which was why we provided funding to the IRS in the #InflationReductionAct to help them do their job. Not only to collect taxes due but also to be able to promptly respond to taxpayer concerns. Not a single Republican voted for that bill. BUT...
...Yesterday the @HouseGOP voted to #DefundTheIRS, taking all that funding back. Fortunately, it won't pass the Senate but let's be very clear: this would serve only to increase the deficit (because less $ comes in), encourage tax cheats and annoy tax payers.
The fact that this comes on the heels of the release of Trump's tax returns is telling. There is no real support for law enforcement in the @GOP, at least not one that prosecutes white collar criminals. Nor for fiscal discipline. Nor for "enforcing the laws we already have."
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