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Why not? There is a point of diminishing returns, but

Posted on: March 24, 2025 at 13:38:16 CT

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we're not even close to that point. Right now, each new revenue agent brings in 5-13X their salary in previously uncollected taxes.

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JG is going to love this nonsense - Bosalphus KC - 3/24 12:14:28

If they let go every IRS employee not current on taxes - MU Diaspora MU

- 3/24 13:00:37

or Senators & Congressmen.(nm) - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/24 13:34:42

IRS employees were something like 98% compliant last - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/24 13:33:32

Go to consumption tax. You could eliminate the IRS. Since - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/24 13:09:03

You should talk to those countries that have VAT - BigDave MU - 3/24 15:33:49

You'd still some sort of entity to make sure vendors are - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/24 13:36:04

The poor should have skin in the game. If necessities were - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/24 13:43:00

RE: Go to consumption tax. You could eliminate the IRS. Since - sarasotatiger MU - 3/24 13:22:41

What's the point? Some of the biggest economic idiots in - MU Diaspora MU

- 3/24 13:29:39

RE: What's the point? Some of the biggest economic idiots in - sarasotatiger MU - 3/24 13:37:22

I would be all for a consumption tax - MU Diaspora MU

- 3/24 13:15:16

Agree, if the introduced the consumption tax while phasing - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/24 13:20:01

Exactly. nm - MU Diaspora MU

- 3/24 13:20:24

so, just add more IRS agents and "revenue" increases? - 90Tiger STL - 3/24 12:47:57

It is actually that simple. They collect tax money from - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/24 13:28:48

In that case why not hire 1 million of them? - Bosalphus KC - 3/24 13:36:13

Why not? There is a point of diminishing returns, but - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/24 13:38:16

because taxation is theft (nm) - Seagull MU - 3/24 13:46:59

Yes, it's difficult to convince you religious types nn - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/24 13:56:39

ah yes those who don't worship the state - Bosalphus KC - 3/24 13:59:54

I don't worship lawlessness. Nm - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/24 14:03:13

so you hated the US prior to 1913? (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 3/24 14:15:38

So what's the magic number? (nm) - Bosalphus KC - 3/24 13:39:19

Depends on where the agents are employed exactly. There - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/24 13:55:47

You don't have a number, you just know more is needed lol (nm) - Bosalphus KC - 3/24 13:57:57

The number can be calculated, but I don't have the - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/24 13:59:40

you don't know any of that (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 3/24 14:16:27

No most of those they get were people who attempted to file - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/24 13:33:51

J6 thinks so - CulturedDan MU

- 3/24 12:58:53

Waste, fraud and abuse at IRS - Spanky KU - 3/24 12:46:44

RE: Waste, fraud and abuse at IRS - sarasotatiger MU - 3/24 12:49:16

IRS funding has been cut nearly every year since 1990 - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/24 13:41:49

Modernization was budgeted - Spanky KU - 3/24 13:54:34

And subsequently cut. From 2010-2021, the budget for the - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/24 13:57:59

was the modernization budget cut? - Spanky KU - 3/24 14:14:34

Has tax revenue dropped every year - Bosalphus KC - 3/24 13:45:58

Tax to GDP ratio is lower now than 20.years ago. So yes. Nm - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/24 14:02:51

Not what I asked (nm) - Bosalphus KC - 3/24 14:04:28

Why would it not be true? - Spanky KU - 3/24 13:10:25

That's the "dismiss" in dismiss, distract, deny. - MU Diaspora MU

- 3/24 13:14:16

RE: That's the "dismiss" in dismiss, distract, deny. - sarasotatiger MU - 3/24 13:30:22

Like the Russia collusion story that was never validated? - Spanky KU - 3/24 13:38:23

edgy, insightful - 90Tiger STL - 3/24 12:56:28

Between this and his meltdown yesterday over how AI - MIZ45 MU - 3/24 12:18:11

He probably spent the rest of his day telling Grok - TIGERROAR MU - 3/24 12:34:35

Lol (nm) - MIZ45 MU - 3/24 13:15:06

lol (nm) - Bosalphus KC - 3/24 12:20:47