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> That costs money? They're literally the revenue service, I'm sure we can find some money for them. I completely agree but I think its worth pointing out the

> That costs money? They're literally the revenue service, I'm sure we can find some money for them. I completely agree but I think its worth pointing out the recent controversy over better funding the IRS. Better funding the system to catch tax cheats makes it more fair, helps the middle/lower classes and is revenue positive and somehow that caused outrage. Some folks just don't have any interest in a functional system. It's always been the case but sadly these days they seem to have moved from the fringe to the mainstream.

m463 3y ago
There's also a few more points. 1) When Ron Paul ran for office, they thought he was out of his mind when he said the IRS could be abolished. Until you realize that personal income taxes didn't exist before 1913, and started out at 1% revenue. 2) Many people are worried that when citizens are taken out-of-the-loop when filing their income taxes, that the amount of tax will increase dramatically without scrutiny.