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2024-08-14 14:17:17 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 209EA8715B0DB6072D4D780450D313220B19215BF6EDC8D023243FCB15836050
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Missing important context: The 87,000 figure is a gross exaggeration. https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/11/politics/republican-irs-funding-87000-agents/index.html The additional IRS funding is being used to improve service and go after very wealthy tax cheats. Middle-class earners generally do not owe enough in taxes to warrant the expense in court. https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-tops-1-billion-in-past-due-taxes-collected-from-millionaires-compliance-efforts-continue-involving-high-wealth-groups-corporations-partnerships#:~:text=Last%20fall%2C%20the%20IRS%20ramped,%24250%2C000%20in%20recognized%20tax%20debt
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