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> to try and revert something from under the previous administration More-importantly, it's nowhere close to "normal" try-to-reverts, where one President tries

by Terr_ 2y ago

> to try and revert something from under the previous administration More-importantly, it's nowhere close to "normal" try-to-reverts, where one President tries to replace an equally "soft" policy put in place by another President. Here the newly-installed crooks are trying to deny a hard "money shall be spent on X" law passed by Congress, which is an unconstitutional attempt to seize the "power of the purse". Same legal-vibes as if Trump declared people on his Friends List were exempt from taxes.

pjc50 2y ago
> as if Trump declared people on his Friends List were exempt from taxes I'll pencil that in for April. After all, the president can direct who is and is not prosecuted..
- tempodox 2y ago
  I was about to say, “don't give him any ideas”, but it probably wouldn't have mattered anyway.
- chaos_agent 2y ago
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jagged-chisel 2y ago
> … as if … This hasn’t happened already?
- Terr_ 2y ago
  Not precisely: Trump fired so many people that the IRS can't check whether the rich are submitting fake paperwork to cheat on their taxes. Related outcome, but different in mechanics/constitutionality. [0] https://www.brookings.edu/articles/a-hamstrung-irs-is-a-gift-to-rich-tax-cheats-and-a-headache-for-honest-taxpayers/ https://www.brookings.edu/articles/a-hamstrung-irs-is-a-gift...
crypto_is_king 2y ago
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- burkaman 2y ago
  I searched for a while and haven't been able to figure out what you're referring to, can you explain?
- tremon 2y ago
  No he didn't. If he had, you would have posted a credible link.
  - kristjansson 2y ago
    I hate that I know this, but he probably half remembered this conservative brainworm[1], the reality of which is “recently founded weirdo groups claiming nonprofit status are sketchy, get audited more, and the right has more of them” [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_targeting_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_targeting_controversy

by Terr_ 2y ago

pjc50 2y ago

> as if Trump declared people on his Friends List were exempt from taxes I'll pencil that in for April. After all, the president can direct who is and is not prosecuted..

tempodox 2y ago
I was about to say, “don't give him any ideas”, but it probably wouldn't have mattered anyway.
chaos_agent 2y ago
[dead]

jagged-chisel 2y ago

> … as if … This hasn’t happened already?

Terr_ 2y ago
Not precisely: Trump fired so many people that the IRS can't check whether the rich are submitting fake paperwork to cheat on their taxes. Related outcome, but different in mechanics/constitutionality. [0] https://www.brookings.edu/articles/a-hamstrung-irs-is-a-gift-to-rich-tax-cheats-and-a-headache-for-honest-taxpayers/ https://www.brookings.edu/articles/a-hamstrung-irs-is-a-gift...

crypto_is_king 2y ago

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burkaman 2y ago
I searched for a while and haven't been able to figure out what you're referring to, can you explain?
tremon 2y ago
No he didn't. If he had, you would have posted a credible link.
- kristjansson 2y ago
  I hate that I know this, but he probably half remembered this conservative brainworm[1], the reality of which is “recently founded weirdo groups claiming nonprofit status are sketchy, get audited more, and the right has more of them” [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_targeting_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_targeting_controversy