An Addendum to The Tax Code as a Weapon of Government

@Fogdood posed on Tweet a couple of good questions regarding “The Tax Code as a Weapon of Government.”  Basically, they were, what about the millions of private tax attorneys, accountants & corporate staff dedicated to helping people and companies getting around taxes & IRS? This was in response to my comment that the IRS has no value and should be eliminated.  The resulting job losses also elicited a question from Fogdood.  What about the resulting job losses at the IRS?

Let me respond.  First, I stand by my contention that the IRS brings no value to the table and should be eliminated; replaced by the Fair Tax to be sure.  But, eliminated no less.  Most of the current employees of the IRS can be picked up elsewhere within the bloated Federal bureaucracy through attrition and early retirement. This should not be allowed to grow Federal employment, however.  Total Federal employment must fall by at least ten percent per year for four years.  If this causes some pain within the ranks of the Federally employed, welcome to the club.  Just why the hell should you be protected from the effects of reality?

Now, as to the question of what about the millions of private tax attorneys, accountants and corporate staff?  We should keep a flawed system because some will lose their gravy train?  No way!  I know more than a few accountants who favor the Fair Tax, even though their income would fall.  They all believe they can find other work to make up the difference.  Attorneys?  Well, we have too many of them anyway.  Let them find honest work.  If that means they have to leave the law, so be it.

And, do not forget that millions of new jobs will be created as ten to eleven Trillion Dollars return to this country from tax inspired exile overseas!

Let’s serve the people and the country first.

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