As we approach todays personal tax filing deadline the IRS Tax Commissioner was testifying before a House Congressional committee where he displayed not only the most astounding imperial bureaucratic demeanor but provided a virtual admission of malfeasance. Gary Bauer at Campaign for Working Families writes:
The IRS
One government agency in desperate need of reform is the IRS. In 2013, the agency estimated that more than $6 billion in fraudulent tax refunds was issued. Much of that is going to illegal immigrants. That fraud likely exceeded $20 billion last year.
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen testified on Capitol Hill this week. Senator Dan Coats of Indiana asked Koskinen why his agency continues to process returns that it knows are fraudulent. The IRS simply ignores warnings from the Social Security Administration that names and Social Security numbers don’t match.
Koskinen essentially shrugged. As long as illegal immigrants are filing their returns, he’s happy.
I thought we put people in jail for tax fraud!
For this gross mismanagement and a multitude of offenses related to the Tea Party targeting scandal, 62 House Republicans are co-sponsoring a resolution to impeach Commissioner Koskinen. Several leading conservatives took to the House floor yesterday to renew their demand for his removal.
I agree. Remove him now!
