I’m the Taxman: Bloomberg News Says IRS Would Be Better If GOP Didn’t Cut Its Budget

Bloomberg News said Monday that Republicans were responsible for failing to provide enough support and money to the IRS just days after the Democrat-run Congress approved horrendous legislation giving the agency an additional 87,000 agents, as well as an $80-billion bankroll.

“The agency’s new funding will help fight tax cheats, but it may not be enough to repair the damage from years of Republican budget cuts,” argued Bloomberg News reporters Laura Davison and David Ingold.

Liberal outlets double down on their criticism of Republicans for attacking the agency for its wasteful spending. Bloomberg tweeted that the “IRS’s $80 billion infusion is a lifeline, not a steroid boost.” 

Congressional Democrats recently voted to pass President Joe Biden’s $740 billion tax-and-spend monstrosity, with Congress passing the so-called Inflation Reduction Act purely along party lines.

Bloomberg News tried to defend the IRS and Democrats against recent events. criticismTheir 87,000 strong tax auditing team.

“The IRS and Democrats have moved to reassure Americans that the additional audit activity will affect only those making $400,000 or more and that additional staff includes a range of positions—not just enforcement officials. They’ve also advised that they won’t carry weapons,” they said [emphasis added]. 

But what’s all this about weapons? 

You can find the requirements and job description for becoming an IRS Criminal Investigation Special agent on IRS.gov. One major requirement is to be “legally allowed to carry a firearm.” Under major duties, the agent must be willing “to protect him/herself or others from physical attacks at any time and without warning and use firearms in life-threatening situation [sic]; You must be ready to make use of [sic]Forcing up to the point of using deadly force.” [Emphasis added]. 

Davison and Ingold excluded any mention of the firearm language in the IRS’s actual job posting, which was only a Google search away. While it is clear that IRS employees will be carrying firearms according to the job posting, leftist outlets turned to Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), to minimize the possibility that IRS staff might carry weapons. 

Wyden, for his part, suggested the notion of IRS agents carrying weapons simply wasn’t true, according to a statement he made this month: “It’s unbelievable that we even need to say this, but there are not going to be 87,000 armed IRS agents going door-to-door with assault weapons. This is funding for answering phone calls and upgrading computer systems.”

Then, after spending 1,088 words trying to convince readers that there’s no need to fear the IRS Bloomberg News undercut its own point by suggesting readers take a look at this story: IRS Coming to Your Venmo Revenue

Conservatives under attack. Call ABC News 818460-7477 or CBS News 212-975-3255 and ask for a report about the government’s increased power to audit and tax American citizens.

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