The IRS has fallen on hard times because of the Republican unwillingness to fund it. Then the public complains about bad service which just plays into the GOP narrative.
The new funding plan passed entirely by Democrats has come under attack with massive lies and scare tactics by Republicans.
My colleague @MariannaReports has a good report about how the GOP falsehood of "87,000 armed IRS agents" in Biden's bill is gaining traction despite it being totally wrong. …. https://t.co/WRkSqdMmYg
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) August 18, 2022
You are being lied to. There's no army of 87,000 new IRS agents. It's made up.
— Rep. Gerry Connolly (@GerryConnolly) August 10, 2022
The GOP hollowed out the IRS & slashed its budgets. Rich tax cheats run wild, meanwhile you can't even get someone from the IRS on the phone.
We are restoring the agency so it actually works for you.
"What if I told you the IRS.. the tax guys.. are coming to hunt you down? To shoot you & maybe even kill you?"
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) August 22, 2022
Tonight on the @MehdiHasanShow on @MSNBC I did a deep-dive debunking of the GOP's latest boogeyman: '87,000 armed IRS agents coming to get YOU!'pic.twitter.com/vNPADgGAa7
Gee, you'd think the leaders of these red states that get more back from the federal government than they pay in taxes—hello Iowa!—would be all for more IRS agents:) In fact, the focus is on high net-worth individuals who aren't paying enough in taxes. https://t.co/nXj5M0lQRM
— Richard Stengel (@stengel) August 20, 2022
The IRS does not plan to use the nearly $80 billion it's set to receive in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to hire 87,000 new agents in order to target middle class Americans, a Treasury Department official told @ABC News and documents verify. https://t.co/xeAndw3GzC
— ABC News (@ABC) August 20, 2022
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Florida) publishes an open letter pushing Americans not to apply for new IRS jobs, warning that Republicans hope to take control of Congress and "immediately" eliminate the positions. https://t.co/g6StCWhlYX
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 16, 2022
The so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” soon to be signed by President Joe Biden includes funds for a government-operated electronic free-file tax return system, something lawmakers and advocates have been seeking for years. https://t.co/tzyk0yCVjw
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 13, 2022
The IRS is set to get billions for audit enforcement. Here's what it means for taxpayers https://t.co/dxQbOeegd8
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 11, 2022
.@CNN: “Yellen directs IRS not to use new funding to increase chances of audits of Americans making less than $400,000” https://t.co/DfBnypfmhH
— Andrew Bates (@AndrewJBates46) August 11, 2022
There are not 87,000 new IRS agents. This thing that Republicans are saying they will repeal as their first order of business in the majority does not exist. https://t.co/q3Qd1mlIt4 https://t.co/agSxHyfloP
— Julie Davis (@juliehdavis) November 23, 2022
Sad! 