>>>If the House of Representatives had any moral courage, they would completely defund the IRS in the next round of appropriations. They have the power, but I doubt they have the courage.
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>>You nearly killed me from laughing so hard.
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>>What is the US Federal Government (like all others) addicted to? Money.
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>>Who is their supplier? The IRS. (No, not the taxpayer. A taxpayer is like a coca farmer.)
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>>If some god were to suddenly appear, and decree that the US Federal Government could have only 1 employee, that person would be an employee of the IRS.
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>Al, what are you laughing about?
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>The government can collect revenue through a national sales tax, without the need for an increasingly corrupt IRS.
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>A national sales tax of about 20% on purchases of new goods and services, excluding necessities through a monthly universal prebate to ensure that each family unit can consume tax free at or beyond the poverty level, would eliminate the need for the IRS. If you want to read more, check out FairTax.org. I truly hope that the continued exposure of the IRS as blatantly corrupt will lead Congress to consider this.
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>(Contrary to popular belief, a national sales tax needn't be thought of as regressive)

The first line of Google's summary of irs.gov: "The IRS is the U.S. government agency responsible for tax collection and tax law enforcement." You're proposing another tax - the IRS will collect and enforce it.

The idea that the US Federal Government will ever significantly punish the IRS is far beyond hilarious.

BTW there's no need to lecture Canadians about sales taxes or VAT.