The GOP's obsession with the "87,000 new IRS" members

[Joe Republic]

Small businesses don't have armies of tax lawyers and corporate lobbyists to skirt liability and write special exemptions for them into the tax code.  More IRS enforcement for small businesses is an unfair tax hike for mom and pop. 

Translation: "We just want to commit tax evasion in peace without any consequences, just like the billionaire companies do already. "

[Ferguson97]

Red avatars would be similarly upset if there were going to be 87,000 new DEA or ICE agents. 

"Oh, you support this good thing? Well, what if it were a bad thing instead? Checkmate, liberal."

What would be bad about 87,000 new ICE agents?

I oppose mass deportations.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Red avatars would be similarly upset if there were going to be 87,000 new DEA or ICE agents. 

"Oh, you support this good thing? Well, what if it were a bad thing instead? Checkmate, liberal."

What would be bad about 87,000 new ICE agents?

I oppose mass deportations.

Yes so you sympathize more with illegal immigrants than small business owners

[Ferguson97]

Red avatars would be similarly upset if there were going to be 87,000 new DEA or ICE agents. 

"Oh, you support this good thing? Well, what if it were a bad thing instead? Checkmate, liberal."

What would be bad about 87,000 new ICE agents?

I oppose mass deportations.

Yes so you sympathize more with illegal immigrants than small business owners

Yes, I have more sympathy for people who are unjustly deported than I do for tax cheats.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Red avatars would be similarly upset if there were going to be 87,000 new DEA or ICE agents. 

"Oh, you support this good thing? Well, what if it were a bad thing instead? Checkmate, liberal."

What would be bad about 87,000 new ICE agents?

I oppose mass deportations.

Yes so you sympathize more with illegal immigrants than small business owners

Yes, I have more sympathy for people who are unjustly deported than I do for tax cheats.

Not everyone who gets audited is a tax cheat

[Ferguson97]

Red avatars would be similarly upset if there were going to be 87,000 new DEA or ICE agents. 

"Oh, you support this good thing? Well, what if it were a bad thing instead? Checkmate, liberal."

What would be bad about 87,000 new ICE agents?

I oppose mass deportations.

Yes so you sympathize more with illegal immigrants than small business owners

Yes, I have more sympathy for people who are unjustly deported than I do for tax cheats.

Not everyone who gets audited is a tax cheat

Of course not. But that's literally the purpose of a tax audit. If they haven't cheated, then they'll be fine.

[ProudModerate2]

Red avatars would be similarly upset if there were going to be 87,000 new DEA or ICE agents. 

"Oh, you support this good thing? Well, what if it were a bad thing instead? Checkmate, liberal."

What would be bad about 87,000 new ICE agents?

I oppose mass deportations.

Yes so you sympathize more with illegal immigrants than small business owners

Yes, I have more sympathy for people who are unjustly deported than I do for tax cheats.

Not everyone who gets audited is a tax cheat

There is nothing inherently wrong/illegal about just being "audited."
The person simply falls into a category where further review is needed, or indicates that further evidence (documentation) to back a "considerable amount" of deductions is warranted.
If everything is in order after the audit, then no harm is done.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Red avatars would be similarly upset if there were going to be 87,000 new DEA or ICE agents. 

"Oh, you support this good thing? Well, what if it were a bad thing instead? Checkmate, liberal."

What would be bad about 87,000 new ICE agents?

I oppose mass deportations.

Yes so you sympathize more with illegal immigrants than small business owners

Yes, I have more sympathy for people who are unjustly deported than I do for tax cheats.

Wouldn't be surprised if the 87k new IRS agents leads to more deportations, since they will be more able to go after immigrants who haven't paid their taxes. Even if an immigrant is here legally, they can be deported for that.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Red avatars would be similarly upset if there were going to be 87,000 new DEA or ICE agents. 

"Oh, you support this good thing? Well, what if it were a bad thing instead? Checkmate, liberal."

What would be bad about 87,000 new ICE agents?

I oppose mass deportations.

Yes so you sympathize more with illegal immigrants than small business owners

Yes, I have more sympathy for people who are unjustly deported than I do for tax cheats.

Not everyone who gets audited is a tax cheat

Of course not. But that's literally the purpose of a tax audit. If they haven't cheated, then they'll be fine.

Still can be a hassle for small businesses.

[GM Team Member and Deputy PPT WB]

Red avatars would be similarly upset if there were going to be 87,000 new DEA or ICE agents. 

"Oh, you support this good thing? Well, what if it were a bad thing instead? Checkmate, liberal."

What would be bad about 87,000 new ICE agents?

I oppose mass deportations.

Yes so you sympathize more with illegal immigrants than small business owners

Yes, I have more sympathy for people who are unjustly deported than I do for tax cheats.

Not everyone who gets audited is a tax cheat

Of course not. But that's literally the purpose of a tax audit. If they haven't cheated, then they'll be fine.

Still can be a hassle for small businesses.

Then let's rework the tax code to close all those loopholes big businesses use and level the playing field. Oh wait, congressional Rs block that at every turn. I wonder who funds their campaigns?

[OSR stands with Israel]

Red avatars would be similarly upset if there were going to be 87,000 new DEA or ICE agents. 

"Oh, you support this good thing? Well, what if it were a bad thing instead? Checkmate, liberal."

What would be bad about 87,000 new ICE agents?

I oppose mass deportations.

Yes so you sympathize more with illegal immigrants than small business owners

Yes, I have more sympathy for people who are unjustly deported than I do for tax cheats.

Not everyone who gets audited is a tax cheat

Of course not. But that's literally the purpose of a tax audit. If they haven't cheated, then they'll be fine.

Still can be a hassle for small businesses.

Then let's rework the tax code to close all those loopholes big businesses use and level the playing field. Oh wait, congressional Rs block that at every turn. I wonder who funds their campaigns?

The 2017 tax reform was very beneficial to small businesses and as a tax accountant I can attest to that

[Cassandra]

Red avatars would be similarly upset if there were going to be 87,000 new DEA or ICE agents. 

"Oh, you support this good thing? Well, what if it were a bad thing instead? Checkmate, liberal."

What would be bad about 87,000 new ICE agents?

I oppose mass deportations.

Yes so you sympathize more with illegal immigrants than small business owners

Yes, I have more sympathy for people who are unjustly deported than I do for tax cheats.

Not everyone who gets audited is a tax cheat

There is nothing inherently wrong/illegal about just being "audited."
The person simply falls into a category where further review is needed, or indicates that further evidence (documentation) to back a "considerable amount" of deductions is warranted.
If everything is in order after the audit, then no harm is done.

You make it sound like being audited by the IRS is some walk in the park.

[ProudModerate2]

Red avatars would be similarly upset if there were going to be 87,000 new DEA or ICE agents. 

"Oh, you support this good thing? Well, what if it were a bad thing instead? Checkmate, liberal."

What would be bad about 87,000 new ICE agents?

I oppose mass deportations.

Yes so you sympathize more with illegal immigrants than small business owners

Yes, I have more sympathy for people who are unjustly deported than I do for tax cheats.

Not everyone who gets audited is a tax cheat

Of course not. But that's literally the purpose of a tax audit. If they haven't cheated, then they'll be fine.

Still can be a hassle for small businesses.

So is having to renew your yearly business license, or pay employer taxes quarterly to the Treasury.
There are so many (gov) "hassles" we all must deal with, as a person or business owner.
Everyone knows these "hassles" upfront. Deal with it.

[ProudModerate2]

Red avatars would be similarly upset if there were going to be 87,000 new DEA or ICE agents. 

"Oh, you support this good thing? Well, what if it were a bad thing instead? Checkmate, liberal."

What would be bad about 87,000 new ICE agents?

I oppose mass deportations.

Yes so you sympathize more with illegal immigrants than small business owners

Yes, I have more sympathy for people who are unjustly deported than I do for tax cheats.

Not everyone who gets audited is a tax cheat

There is nothing inherently wrong/illegal about just being "audited."
The person simply falls into a category where further review is needed, or indicates that further evidence (documentation) to back a "considerable amount" of deductions is warranted.
If everything is in order after the audit, then no harm is done.

You make it sound like being audited by the IRS is some walk in the park.

It depends what they are asking for, and how in-depth the issues go.
I was "audited" once, where they asked for one single piece of documentation. I gave them the copy they required, and it was all over. It was a "walk in the park."
People have this misconception of what an "IRS audit" is, or more like, what it must always look like. It is not.

[MasterJedi]

Small Businesses are likely to be targeted more against big business so unless there is a provision that limits how much they can go after small business then I’d oppose this as well

Probably, but small business commit mass tax fraud, I've seen it. Everything is funky mathed to not have to pay taxes on actual income. So I really don't care.

[Ferguson97]

You make it sound like being audited by the IRS is some walk in the park.

So what, never audit anyone because people who didn’t cheat may be inconvenienced?

[Indy Texas 🇺🇦🇵🇸]

https://twitter.com/tzimmer_history/status/1556992195105808384?s=20&t=Z67hvi...

IRS auditing poor black people in the Mississippi Delta because they received the EICT? Good. IRS auditing a construction company owner in Rankin County because he's writing off luxury cars as business expenses, improperly classifying employees as independent contractors, and hiring his wife and kids to no-show jobs? Jackbooted fascists preying on hardworking job creators!

State and local law enforcement shooting a black guy who was running away from them? Should have obeyed the law! Back the blue! Federal law enforcement coming after Trump and the January 6 insurrectionists? The Gazpacho Police!

Republicans are supposed to be protected by the law but not bound by it. That is what they mean when they talk about "law abiding citizens" and "rule of law" and all that.

[Dr. MB]

Just saying…

https://twitter.com/vitruviankulak/status/1556661772802818048?s=21&t=5-GM3q2...

[Dr. MB]

Red avatars would be similarly upset if there were going to be 87,000 new DEA or ICE agents. 

"Oh, you support this good thing? Well, what if it were a bad thing instead? Checkmate, liberal."

What would be bad about 87,000 new ICE agents?

I don’t support organized crime

[Former President tack50]

Nice to see blue avatars and Republicans standing proudly with tax dodgers! Not sure why they are "soft on crime" now but hey

[John Dule]

Tax evaders are the most oppressed minority in our country. This is a blatant attempt to eradicate their vibrant culture and it borders on genocide.

[Progressive Pessimist]

They're foaming from their mouths over this because the GOP hates an actually efficient federal government (even though they supposedly hate red tape in bureaucracies so much) and can't think of much else to fear-monger about in the IRA.

[Buffalo Mayor Young Kim]

What is with the fetishization of small business owners? (A category that apparently includes PE subsidiaries)
Yes, pay your damn taxes.

[certified hummus supporter 🇵🇸🤝🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦]

Hopefully they won't go after the most notorious tax evader of them all: Yoshi

[Progressive Pessimist]

Hopefully they won't go after the most notorious tax evader of them all: Yoshi

He's supposedly speaking at CPAC. They don't even care that he's friends with a trans person.