IRS leadership on Thursday announced that the agency has recovered $4.7 billion in back taxes and proceeds from a variety of crimes.

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      9 days ago

      That’s what they’re doing. The additional funding have them the resources to actually audit those people with money.

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            When people say tax the rich, they’re talking about the government taxing them. Which includes the IRS.

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              I know. But this entire article was about specifically the IRS using it’s additional staffing (which it is likely to lose soon). Not about Congress changing the tax code (which won’t happen for the better anytime soon)