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Democrats face growing storm over IRS reporting provision

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Posted by Fred 2021-10-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Ultimately, the President’s proposal seeks to pare back tax evasion by shedding some light on opaque sources of income that accrue disproportionately to the top 1 percent of earners," Natasha Sarin, deputy assistant secretary for economic policy at the Treasury Department,

Natasha Sarin: of course. Looks like Boris Badenov's squeeze, Natasha Fatale, has an even more toxic cousin.

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2021-10-18 00:38|| 2021-10-18 00:38|| Front Page Top

#2

I'm betting they'll weather the Internet Media storm and MSM will run cover for them.

Because I feel the proposed IRS rule is more than likely a planted political deflection tool, to get our attention away from something benign sounding, but far more deeper reaching.

But what?

Posted by NN2N1 2021-10-18 07:11|| 2021-10-18 07:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Looks like the Socialists have formally written off the 'workers' vote.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-10-18 07:31|| 2021-10-18 07:31|| Front Page Top

#4 Natasha Sarin: of course. Looks like Boris Badenov's squeeze, Natasha Fatale, has an even more toxic cousin.

And hotter than $2 pistol

Posted by badanov 2021-10-18 07:34|| 2021-10-18 07:34|| Front Page Top

#5 ... whose tax ideas are as well-designed as a $2 pistol

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2021-10-18 07:42|| 2021-10-18 07:42|| Front Page Top

#6 If they were genuinely interested in 'shedding some light on opaque sources of income that accrue disproportionately to the top 1 percent of earners', they, could, I dunno, audit these people?

I know, I know - too obvious a solution.

Posted by Raj 2021-10-18 09:07|| 2021-10-18 09:07|| Front Page Top

#7 Audit is now a ruined word like gay. Gay once meant happy. Now, not so much. Audit once meant a painstaking accounting. Now it means "a huge threat to democracy."

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-10-18 09:23|| 2021-10-18 09:23|| Front Page Top

#8 #3 Looks like the Socialists have formally written off the 'workers' vote.
Posted by Procopius2k 2021-10-18 07:31|| 2021-10-18 07:31|| Front Page ||Comments Top

...The 'workers' (the media liberati, the Wokesters) got them into office. They're no longer necessary. The actual workers now need only to provide as much of their income as the State requires.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2021-10-18 09:29|| 2021-10-18 09:29|| Front Page Top

#9 Every move seems designed to create a black market.

Posted by ruprecht 2021-10-18 12:48|| 2021-10-18 12:48|| Front Page Top

#10 I'm fine with it so long as EVERY transaction over $600 by ANY congress critter is posted for us to peruse. Let us see how they spend our money.

Posted by Silentbrick 2021-10-18 14:41|| 2021-10-18 14:41|| Front Page Top

#11 Won't work. It doesn't account for the "favor now for a sinecure professorship for your wife later"

Posted by james 2021-10-18 18:58|| https://idontknowbut.blogspot.com 2021-10-18 18:58|| Front Page Top

#12 ARe they really claiming that anyone with a bank account > $600 is in the 1%?

Seriously?

Posted by CrazyFool 2021-10-18 23:16|| 2021-10-18 23:16|| Front Page Top

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