“We Need to Increase Funding for the IRS so That They Can Hold Tax Cheats Accountable”
“This should be an easy decision to make, an increase in enforcement funding will quite literally pay for itself.”
“One cause for the growing inequality in our nation is that the tax rates for wealthy investors are already lower than they should be, especially after the Trump tax cuts. Unfortunately, some people — mostly wealthy business owners — don’t even pay the taxes that they are legally required to pay. Part of the reason for that is that the IRS funding has been cut, so that while it is easy to match up someone wages from their W2, it is much more difficult for the IRS to verify that business people are properly calculating their taxable income.
We need to increase funding for the IRS so that they can hold tax cheats accountable. This should be an easy decision to make, an increase in enforcement funding will quite literally pay for itself. This is such obviously good policy that it seems the only reason any lawmaker would resist is to protect criminal tax evaders who have a financial interest in keeping the IRS as weak as possible.”
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