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Uncle Joe

(58,282 posts) Tue Sep 21, 2021, 05:59 PM Sep 2021

The Secret to Actually Taxing the Rich Robert Reich

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The Secret to Actually Taxing the Rich Robert Reich (Original Post) Uncle Joe Sep 2021 OP

Reich misses the obvious. What are the poor more likely to get audited than the rich? PoliticAverse Sep 2021 #1

Reich explains in the video that it's cheaper and easier to audit those with less money. Bluepinky Sep 2021 #2

Again, that's a _policy_ decision made by those in charge. They could use those... PoliticAverse Sep 2021 #3

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. Reich misses the obvious. What are the poor more likely to get audited than the rich?

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Tue Sep 21, 2021, 06:46 PM

Sep 2021

If underfunding were the issue only the rich would be being audited they wouldn't have the budget to audit the poor or the middle class.

Clearly that's a matter of policy.

Bluepinky

(2,265 posts)

2. Reich explains in the video that it's cheaper and easier to audit those with less money.

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 22, 2021, 09:54 AM

Sep 2021

So with limited resources, the IRS will audit the poor and middle class.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

3. Again, that's a _policy_ decision made by those in charge. They could use those...