‘Deeply Dangerous Nonsense’: Treasury Dept. Debunks GOP Lies About 87,000 Armed IRS Agents

Photo caption: The Internal Revenue Service headquarters building in Washington, D.C. is seen on April 27, 2020. Photo credit: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images. Article by Kenny Stancil. Common Dreams – August 19, 2022.

The intensity with which Republicans “are coming at this is really a testament to how important these resources are going to be—because there are many wealthy tax evaders that stand to lose a lot,” said one official. An official from the U.S. Treasury Department confirmed Friday that, contrary to the unrelenting barrage of lies repeated by GOP operatives for over a week, the Internal Revenue Service is not going to hire 87,000 new agents to harass working people at their homes. […]

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