Blog de Dunlap: Another way Republicans are trying to drag us backwards

Thursday, September 7, 2023

Another way Republicans are trying to drag us backwards

Here's the way I see it:

If working people are having an easier time getting tax refunds, and the ultra-rich are having a harder time cheating on their taxes, then things are headed in the right direction.

But Republicans in Congress seem to disagree.

They're trying to strip away the new resources that have helped the IRS improve its customer service and crack down on wealthy tax cheats. They're trying to take us back to the days when they starved the IRS of funding, which made it easier for millionaires and billionaires to avoid paying what they owe.

I'm fighting back — and I'm asking you to add your name if you agree: Congress should preserve the funding that's helping to put our tax system on the side of working families, not the ultra-rich.

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Democrats passed new funding for the IRS last year — and it's already making a difference. Here's some of the progress the IRS has made:

Reduced wait times for customer service calls from 28 minutes to 3 minutes
Cleared a backlog of over 20 million unprocessed tax returns
Recovered $38 million from 175 millionaire tax cheats, with more to come

Great, right? Well, Republicans in Congress voted against this funding, and now they're trying to rip it away.

If they get their way and slash IRS funding, they'll clear the way for other wealthy tax cheats to get off scot-free.

But the improvements we're already seeing are a sign that we can get our government to work for working people, not the wealthy and well-connected — if we fight to pass policies and funding that make a real difference. And this fight isn't over. Side by side, let's do everything we can to stop Congressional Republicans from taking a sledgehammer to the progress we've made.

Sign on here if you oppose the GOP's efforts to make tax time harder for working people and to tilt our tax system in favor of wealthy cheaters.

Thanks for being a part of this,

Elizabeth