• ignirtoq@fedia.io
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    The $80 billion is spread over 10 years, and Republicans have already reduced that by $20 billion. Also, that’s the total increase in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act, whereas this $1 billion recovered is only one success story of many. Please don’t make such misleading statements.

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      3 months ago

      The Inflation Reduction Act, which passed in 2022 without any Republican votes, approved about $80 billion for the IRS over a 10-year period.

      Democrats say the money is meant to help the IRS ramp up its enforcement efforts on high-income taxpayers as well as improve its archaic taxpayer services system.

      From a linked article. I’m not sure how much the “archaic taxpayer services system” costs, but my comment is accurate.

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        3 months ago

        Your comment would be accurate if it cost them $80B to recover $1B.

        Your own quote points out:

        $80 billion for the IRS over a 10-year period.

        Which makes your comments misleading, not accurate.

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          3 months ago

          So in other words it cost $8b to recover $1b? And this is seen as a good thing?!?! That make as much sense as toilet paper math

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          3 months ago

          If the program costs $80B, then it costs $80B. And it’s taken in…well, lemme check my records…$1B.

          Sorry if my brain can’t do the mental hula hoops it takes to calculate that any other way.

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            3 months ago

            To be fair, if it costs 80b in 10 years and has only been implemented for 2 years, then it only cost 16b to recover 1b.

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              3 months ago

              Listen, I’m just reading and quoting. Take it up with the writer.

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            3 months ago

            The IRS cost $16B total to operate in 2023. Federal tax revenue in 2023 was $4.44T.

            This idea that you’re trying to project, that funding the IRS is somehow not worth the cost, is absolutely bonkers.

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              3 months ago

              That’s not what the article says. I’m just reading and quoting.

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        3 months ago

        Your comment is technically accurate, but leaves out context and relevant information, which makes it misleading. My comment is accurate as well.