IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel said that with a boost in federal funding and the help of artificial intelligence tools, the agency has new means of targeting wealthy people who have “cut corners” on their taxes.

“If you pay your taxes on time it should be particularly frustrating when you see that wealthy filers are not,” Werfel told reporters in a call previewing the announcement. He said 1,600 millionaires who owe at least $250,000 each in back taxes and 75 large business partnerships that have assets of roughly $10 billion on average are targeted for the new “compliance efforts.”

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    1 year ago

    Because for fifty years the rich have taken control of government and excluded themselves from taxation.

    But don’t worry, if you just vote the problem will disappear…

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      1 year ago

      Well I was gonna up vote your comment but you’ve made a persuasive argument

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      1 year ago

      What are you actually taking about? Your first statement identifying the problem has nothing to do with the second one.

      Let me guess: you’re under 34 years old…? You imply voting is ineffective when you haven’t even tried it yet! Talk to me when at least half of your demographic votes…