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If this is true, why is it so hard for the US to increase enforcement funding for the IRS while purported anti-sex abuse laws like SESTA/FOSTA are passed with b
by jdavis703 5y ago
If this is true, why is it so hard for the US to increase enforcement funding for the IRS while purported anti-sex abuse laws like SESTA/FOSTA are passed with broad bipartisan support?
- shadilay 5y agoIRS enforcement is targeted against people with the resources to stop it.
- kiba 5y agoThat would presume a consistent and systematic belief systems.
- MR4D 5y agoBecause voting against said laws cause politicians to lose elections. Voting for IRS funding only gets you half the voters.
- riffic 5y agoincumbents generally win re-elections. I'm not sure if their votes even matter: https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/reelection-rates https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/reelection-ra...
- MR4D 5y agoTrue, but they can lose them by doing stupid things. Voting in a way that looks like you're voting against the welfare of children's safety could be one of them.