ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 15 days agoI hate the IRS 😡😡😡lemmy.mlimagemessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1360arrow-down19
arrow-up1351arrow-down1imageI hate the IRS 😡😡😡lemmy.mlComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squarespidermanchild@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·14 days agoThat’s entirely the wrong denominator for this comparison. IRS doesn’t write the budget nor do they write tax law, they just collect.
minus-squareChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoFine, revenues are $4.9 trillion. My point is that $1.9 billion is literally a drop in the bucket - hardly an example of the IRS “going after rich people”.
That’s entirely the wrong denominator for this comparison. IRS doesn’t write the budget nor do they write tax law, they just collect.
Fine, revenues are $4.9 trillion. My point is that $1.9 billion is literally a drop in the bucket - hardly an example of the IRS “going after rich people”.