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That's some politician level of backpedaling. Why not just post what you mean the first time around?
Regardless, I would have to say that I do agree, wholeheartedly, that if the IRS were to exist in a perfect world, that would be all they should need to be. However, this is not a perfect world. As pointed out by another user within this thread, there are many reasons why these other agencies have an armed police division.
originally posted by: DBCowboy
originally posted by: Klassified
And the question still remains:
Why is an agency that is not part of law enforcement or the military given any authority at all to detain, arrest, or shoot a citizen of the Unites States?
They are accountants and bookkeepers FFS!
Dude.
Banana Republic.
Remember?
The Stasi can't infringe on your rights if they aren't armed and fit!
originally posted by: DBCowboy
Just do a flat tax.
10%.
Across the board.
That way taxes will be easy to do, hard to cheat, and we can fire 900 billion Gestapo dick-faces.
Problem?
Solved.
originally posted by: Britguy
87,000?
That's not an agency, it's an army!
Per Americans for Tax Reform, the union gave 100% of its Political Action Committee (PAC) funding to Democrats for the 2022 cycle, including $30,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, $30,000 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and $30,000 to the DNC Services Corporation, a group dedicated to “coordinating party organizational activities.”
It also gave 98.79% of its federal candidate spending for the 2021-2022 cycle to Democrats, most notably House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). The NTEU specifically prioritized donating to key Democratic battleground races, such as donating $5,000 to Raphael Warnock’s Georgia Senate race and $10,000 to Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.).
And that’s not all. In 2019, it was reported that IRS employees spent 353,820 hours of taxpayer-funded union time (TFUT) on the job. That means during a normal workday, instead of assisting taxpayers with filing their taxes, IRS agents spent hours working for an entity that spends 100% of its PAC funding on Democrats. This is an organization where if you call them, you have a 1-in-50 chance of reaching an actual human being. Those 353,820 hours could have been used to help taxpayers instead of strengthening a public sector union.
As Aaron Withe, CEO of Freedom Foundation, put it, taxpayer dollars are being used to “double the size of an agency that has already weaponized itself against those taxpayers it deems its political opponents.”
By doubling the size of the IRS, Democrats are doubling the number of dues the NTEU receives, dues that will be funneled to bankroll Democratic political campaigns. NTEU dues range from $16 to $23 per pay period. If all 87,000 new IRS agents were forced to unionize, the number of dues collected would amount to at least $33,351,168 per year — all ripe for the taking by Democrats. How clever.
originally posted by: Ravenwatcher
The writing is on the wall for those who do not see it. Biden can not legally go after American Citizens with the military ..
SO WHY NOT militarize a branch that can go after citizens with no repercussions .
You mean conservative citizen or citizens who question the government.
originally posted by: Klassified
And the question still remains:
Why is an agency that is not part of law enforcement or the military given any authority at all to detain, arrest, or shoot a citizen of the Unites States?
They are accountants and bookkeepers FFS!
originally posted by: neo96
originally posted by: Klassified
And the question still remains:
Why is an agency that is not part of law enforcement or the military given any authority at all to detain, arrest, or shoot a citizen of the Unites States?
They are accountants and bookkeepers FFS!
Even bigger question is why does that same agency ignore the biggest tax cheats in the country.
This new police force is directed at us.
originally posted by: cmdrkeenkid
originally posted by: Klassified
And the question still remains:
Why is an agency that is not part of law enforcement or the military given any authority at all to detain, arrest, or shoot a citizen of the Unites States?
They are accountants and bookkeepers FFS!
Your statement is rife with ignorance.
Firstly, the military does not have the authority to detain or arrest a citizen of the United States. Not even the military police, typically, when outside of a base. However, MPs do depend greatly on jurisdiction. Some municipalities have "concurrent jurisdiction" which is essentially the MPs acting in a deputized civil manner and can arrest and prosecute in a civil manner, in civil courts. However, this is not acting in a military capacity.
Secondly, many Federal agencies have little known law enforcement divisions. I already mentioned one within this thread, but here are some more:
NIH-DP (National Institutes of Health Division of Police)
OEE (Office of Export Enforcement)
USMP (United States Mint Police)
OST (Office of Secure Transportation)
There are dozens more. All have Federal legal jurisdictions. All agencies are more than their base employment (ie the IRS being all "accountants and bookkeepers").
originally posted by: v1rtu0s0
It seems the IRS has wasted no time in posting job openings for its 87,000 new agents that were made possible with the massive $700 dollar package that is said to reduce inflation but instead will raise taxes on the middle class. If there was any question as to why there were purchasing so much ammo, that question is now answered. There is no doubt the IRS will also be weaponized to go after political opponents as they have in the past with conservative groups. It looks like are coming strapped to take your meager savings for real this time.
The Democrats passed a new $700+ billion spending bill this month during a recession with inflation at 9.1%.
The bill will add 87,000 new IRS employees to harass and abuse working Americans and their political opponents.
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