Once again, the highly gullible are believing lies. First of all, the hiring of just under 87,000 new employees (under current law) are not all agents/enforcement and will help replace the roughly 50% of the current +-82,000 IRS employees eligible for retirement in the next 5 years. Secondly, the IRS currently audits nearly 80% fewer millionaires than a decade ago and the total shortfall of those not paying their fair share, is estimated at $310 BILLION. Thirdly, if the new bill wasn't really about protecting the wealthy and large corporations from paying their fair share, which it obviously is, the new proposal could have put a floor for increased audits, such as only individuals making more than say $2 million - and a minimum net income for small/mom & pop businesses.
Those simple steps would ensure that the false fear now being spread about the middle class and small businesses being the primary target...totally moot. I think most people, deep down at least, know why those simple steps will be opposed by a certain demographic.
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