Timothy Birdnow

The IRS enforcement division, you know, the guys who knock on your door in the dead of night, has recently expanded it's workforce by 11% According to the article, IRS-CI special agents, who are authorized to carry guns and use lethal force, now number 2,290 after a hiring spree added 146 employees to its ranks over the fiscal year.

They have been flush with cash thanks to Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.

In the interest of full disclosure, I have had problems with the IRS for a few years now, with them going after me for taxes prepared by our CPA accounting firm. They wouldn't even waive interest and penalties on a fine they socked me with for receiving too much on my return by their own mistake. I returned the money, which they sent me by mistake, but they still charged me! I doubt I'd have these kinds of problems if there weren't so many new IRS workers with their thumbs in the pie.

There is no way this massive buildup of IRS enforcers was ever going to be anything but a tool to harrass middle class folks. They didn't have enough work to do going after true criminals or real tax cheats.

When I called to speak to someone at the IRS I was hung up on by the first "customer service rep" after she told my wife to shut up and ONLY answer HER questions. She kept saying "I didn't ax you dat". When I got on and objected she hung up, and My cell phone couldn't call back without getting into a voice mail black hole. I switched to our land line and got through and spoke to a woman who seemed fine but when I asked for a receipt showing I had paid "in case this becomes a legal matter" she went ballistic, screaming at me that I was threatening her. I asked "how is that threatening you? I would ask for a receipt from Walmart if I purchased something, and it becomes a legal matter if I have to hire a tax lawyer." Eventually she calmed down but didn't solve my problem, just told me to send in a form requesting the penalties be dropped. After almost five months we got a new bill with the same charges - they refused to waive them, even though it was their mistake. I eventually had to pay them over six hundred bucks for their screwup.

I hate those bloodsuckers; as bad as any Mafia protection racket.

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