ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 17 hours agoI hate the IRS 😡😡😡lemmy.mlimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1625arrow-down119
arrow-up1606arrow-down1imageI hate the IRS 😡😡😡lemmy.mlComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squarespidermanchildlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 hours 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-up1·1 hour 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”.