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The week's question
In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Lambo 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Message from a friend in the IRS
Date: 03/07/25 9:30 AM
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It's free for all time for tax cheats and non-payers time. And that's the object.

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The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is considering letting go up to half of its approximately 90,000 employees, a source with knowledge of the situation told AFP on Tuesday.

The bloodbath would be the latest drastic cut to a federal agency under President Donald Trump's administration.

When asked about US press reports of the plans to halve the IRS headcount, the source confirmed such a project was being discussed internally.

yahoo.com - US tax agency weighs firing

Since no one likes the IRS there will be joy in Mudville, but if you were concerned about fraud, waste, and abuse - it'll get much worse. And they want to coopt the few CID Agents there are to rousting out illegals. Criminals are getting the green light.

I don't think MAGA understood what they were getting into. But, in general, they are getting what they wanted, which is to burn down the USA and blame it on whatever version of "libs" they have in their minds. So fraud, waste, and abuse will go up, not down - doncha just feel owned? The world is going to hell and the USA is leading the charge!

Keep your morals and ethics intact, we have to try and lead the USA back to a path forward in 4 years. I may be dead by then though - counting on the rest of you.
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