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Political Factoid
The Obama administration wanted to
increase the IRS budget in fiscal 2012
- From $12.1 billion
to $13.3 billion
- Add 5,000 IRS agents.
Purpose:
Collect an estimated $1.3 billion
in extra annual tax revenue by 2014.
Instead, House Republicans voted to
cut the IRS budget by $600 million in
fiscal 2012.
Reason:
- Return favors to campaign supporters.
- Ensure the wealthy keep their wealth.
- Protect tea party tax dodgers.*
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Along with other tax dodgers |
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