Posted on 08/22/2022 8:06:55 AM PDT by John Semmens
Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) wanted to know "why did all the Democrats of the Senate vote against my amendment to the legislation that would have prohibited any use of funds to audit Americans with taxable incomes below $400,000 when President Biden's promise was that 'people earning less than $400,000 per year won't pay a penny more in taxes.'"
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office admitted that the just enacted "Inflation Reduction Act" will initiate IRS audits that are projected to result in $20 billion more taxes being collected from people making less that $400,000.
Presidential Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted that "what the President was trying to say was that no one making less than $400,000 would see their tax rates go up. The funding for an additional 87,000 armed IRS agents is intended to ensure that all these people pay as much as the IRS determines they should pay. That is not a tax increase."
The Senator was not impressed by her answer. "The bottom line is that the middle class will be asked to pay more than they have been paying," he pointed out. "IRS audits are intrusive and harrowing. The easiest option for the average taxpayer is to simply pay whatever the IRS says they should pay rather than being put through the wringer."
Jean-Pierre insisted that "the choice as to whether to just pay or endure the audit demonstrates the voluntary nature of the income tax. The IRS doesn't freeze bank accounts or seize assets as long as taxpayers comply with the demands of the agency."
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Lois Lerner comes to mind. The 87K new agents is to go after their political enemies, regardless of their income. If you are:
- a corporation that makes a contribution to the Republican Party - audit every year.
- an individual who contributes to a Republican - audit.
- a conservative journalist/commentator - audit.
- a conservative publication or network - audit.
- a non-profit conservative organization - harassment.
You get the picture - Lois Lerner on steroids.
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