No. of Recommendations: 1
The IRS could dial up their policies of 20 years ago, to "11". After all, Proles are not supposed to have *any* of the money they earn. *All* the money needs to go to the "JCs".
from the net sifter: change in IRS policy in the late 90s and early 2000s.
Rise in Automated EITC Audits: Facing steep budget constraints and staff reductions among experienced field agents in the following decade, the IRS increasingly relied on inexpensive, automated "correspondence audits" (audits conducted by mail). Filers claiming the refundable Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)—which assists low-income working families—became a frequent target because checking these simpler returns via automated letters required minimal staff time and resources compared to complex corporate or high-net-worth investigations
Due to an overall decrease in IRS enforcement staffing and specialized auditor capacity during that era, audit rates for higher-income brackets and large corporations also dropped significantly, leading to a long-term trend where low-income EITC claimants faced high relative rates of scrutiny by mail.
The last time Michigan had a "JC" Gov, and legislature, two rounds of "JC" tax cuts were, in part, paid for by raising taxes on low income workers and pensioners.
Steve
