The Budget and Tax Cheats

 

As one of their first acts in Congress, House Republicans passed legislation to repeal most of the additional funding for the IRS that was included in last year’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act. 

Now, I know the Internal Revenue Service is nobody’s answer to “Which government agency is your favorite?” 

But the reality is that Republicans in Congress have been chipping (and sledgehammering) away at the IRS budget for years. In fact, Republicans have slashed funding for tax enforcement so much that there are fewer auditors today than at any time since World War II. 

Not at all coincidentally, that has made it easier than ever for giant corporations and the ultra-wealthy to avoid paying their fair share in taxes — which is exactly what far too many of them are doing. 

This maneuver by House Republicans is good for gazillionaire and Big Business tax cheats and bad for everyone else. 

The Senate is unlikely to advance this preposterous legislation, but let’s make sure every senator knows we’re paying attention. 

Tell the United States Senate: 

The IRS needs sufficient funding to go after billionaire and Big Business tax cheats and to provide reliable service to everyday taxpayers. The additional funding for the IRS in the Inflation Reduction Act will generate a net revenue increase of $124 billion over ten years. Do not pass the absurd and counter-productive legislation from House Republicans that would only hobble the IRS. 

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Thanks for taking action. 

For progress, 

- Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen