Many have been talking about how the Democrats passed a reconciliation bill after Sen. Joe Manchin was folded. And while it’s about a year late and a tiny fraction of its original size, the bill is still stuffed with some very objectionable things.
The IRS budget will be doubled to hire 87,000 more agents. This is one of the most contentious provisions. That includes an expansion of the IRS CID (Criminal Investigation Division) that was revealed after a job posting went viral that called for applicants to “carry a firearm and be willing to use deadly force.”
You might be asking yourself in what context IRS agents need to use deadly force and you wouldn’t be alone. While I understand the agency has long had its own police force, I’ve never quite seen the need for it, much less the need to make it larger.
But maybe there’s nothing to be concerned about? Photos of an IRS CID recruitment event have gone viral, and they aren’t going to strike fear into the heart of anyone.
😆😆😂😂 pic.twitter.com/rix0MjzOGj
— kingbean (@kingbean556) August 16, 2022
Now, before the “fact-checkers” drop the hammer on me, the full disclosureThese images, although they are currently circulating on the internet, actually date back to 2017. An article from 2017 describes the event as taking place at Stockton University, billed as a way to lure students to a “career path they might not have thought of.”
Robert Glantz, IRS Special Agent, said that the simulation gives students an insight into a potential career path. Simulating was conducted by several Stockton graduate who work in the same field.
IRS Special Agent Scott Smith, ’92, said students did a good job interrogating him, even though he gave them a hard time during questioning.
“They paid attention,” he said.
The pictures may be old, but I’m not sure that makes them totally irrelevant. These photos are worth a laugh, considering the expansion of IRS thanks to your tax dollars.
You can have fun looking at pictures, and trying to identify firearms safety violations. The guns are pointed at the people. Fingers are on triggers. And the grips! Extra points for the guy in a wheelchair smiling while pointing a gun at a guy’s back (yes, I know the guns are fake). Fun is only enhanced by the fact that nearly everyone in the photo has either lost their shape or have arms as large as toothpicks.
Look, I’m sure the actual IRS CID has some more capable members, but if we aren’t free to make fun of our overbearing, bloated, corrupt government then are we truly free? So laugh it up my friends because these pictures might be the best thing I’ve seen in a while.