Comment Re:Why would republicans oppose this? (Score 1) 90
Still doesn't make sense to do this. If the IRS is some lumbering behemoth (as I'm sure it is), then the way to shrink it is to automate and normalize tax collection so less staff are required for submissions, auditing, late filings, prosecution etc.
I read only this morning that some tax preparer in New York nicknamed the "The Magician" filed 90,000 fraudulent claims potentially losing $100 million in revenue. Imagine the effort of prosecuting that one guy and telling 90,000 people to re-file. That guy got caught but for every one of him, there are others flying under the radar. If tax collection was streamlined (automated software is a good start, but deduction at source is better) the scope for fraud and need for such a large IRS would diminish.