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This isn’t the fault of the IRS. The IRS can only do what Congress allows them to do. It’s the fault of Congress. In fact the 2 key Congresswomen responsible
by mmmBacon 5y ago
This isn’t the fault of the IRS. The IRS can only do what Congress allows them to do. It’s the fault of Congress. In fact the 2 key Congresswomen responsible are Zoe Lofgren and Anna Eshoo. I currently live in Eshoo’s district but I can tell you she is completely unresponsive to you if you don’t live in Atherton or Palo Alto. I have never seen her campaign once. Her district is sprawling and includes 3 counties in the Bay Area and communities that have almost nothing in common. Her district includes Atherton, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, MountainView as well as South San Jose and Scott’s Valley. The district is designed to ensure she never has to face a re-election challenge. It’s almost impossible to enact change with the way this system is arranged.
- ulfw 5y agoGeez. She is still there? I remember writing her 16 years ago when I was at Stanford and had an issue. Of course neither she (nor her office) ever bothered to respond. Wow.
- tekknik 5y agoNice Stanford name drop.
- lern_too_spel 5y agoEshoo should be voted out. https://eshoo.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-eshoo-introduces-hr-5114-tax-return-choice-act https://eshoo.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-eshoo-intro... Unfortunately, editorials favor incumbents too much to allow an attack from the left to succeed. https://www.stanforddaily.com/2020/03/01/why-we-endorse-incumbent-anna-eshoo-for-18th-congressional-district/ https://www.stanforddaily.com/2020/03/01/why-we-endorse-incu... and https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/10/28/editorial-eshoo/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/10/28/editorial-eshoo/
- tromp 5y agoHow can only 2 congress people be responsible? Surely all the other members would have had a say as well in legislating IRS policy?
- celeduc 5y agoHow? Fundraising power! Horse trading! Lobbying! The entire system of government being corrupted by corporate money from top to bottom.
- MichaelZuo 5y agoWhat your saying implies that the entire congress is responsible as everyone is accepting deals to look the other way… maybe you need to reevaluate what your writing?
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- bradlys 5y ago> What your saying implies that the entire congress is responsible as everyone is accepting deals to look the other way… maybe you need to reevaluate what your writing? Is that really so hard to imagine?
- boomlinde 5y agoI don't think GP means that it's hard to imagine, but that it leaves more than two congressmen responsible.