> it's a perfect example of why we need to end the income tax I don't follow what this has to do with income tax, it's presumably a different benefits tax > a

> it's a perfect example of why we need to end the income tax I don't follow what this has to do with income tax, it's presumably a different benefits tax > and eliminate the IRS Well no. It's an example of one thing that the IRS can do. If you think it's silly (and I agree), it's an example of a silly thing that the IRS can do. But it's hardly evidence that the whole taxation system is broken. Assuming a government needs to be funded, I don't think eliminating the income tax would even get rid of the IRS, since it would still need revenue of some sort.