The GOP’s warnings on the subject of the IRS are generally alarmist and misleading. The agency is not hiring an army of 87,000 “new agents” to target low- and middle-class Americans. Many hires will be used to replace some 50,000 IRS employee retirements in coming years. Others will become customer service representatives answering taxpayer phone calls. In my research of it I was rather disheartened to find out that the GOP right wing liars outnumber the truth by a fairly large margin. Disheartening because many of these misinformed people are elected officials. Including the House Ways and Means Republicans. I will submit some of their articles below.
The Washington Post: Perspective | Republican campaigns targeting IRS could endanger staffers, union says
Forbes: The Reality Of Increased IRS Funding
Auburn Citizen: Fact check: GOP claims IRS will hire 87,000 agents to target middle class
AP News: Posts, campaign ads distort IRS funding
The American Independent: Republicans' midterm centerpiece: A debunked lie about new IRS agents
Bloomberg Tax: Sense and Nonsense About the IRS' Funding Increase From Congress
The View from the Right Wing
Americans for Tax Reform Democrats Support IRS' Culture of Corruption and Incompetence
The Dickinson Press: Armstrong denounces IRS hiring surge as 'accounting gimmick'
Breitbart: RNC Reminds Americans Democrats Voted to Hire 87,000 IRS Agents
Charlotte Observer: Ted Budd says 87,000 IRS agents are coming to your house. Better check the pantry.
Washington Examiner: Democrats cover for IRS destruction of 30 million taxpayer filings
