Senator Joni Ernst is pushing for the IRS to focus on collecting unpaid taxes from its own workforce, which amounts to around $46 million, before seeking payments from ordinary Americans. Recent reports show thousands of IRS employees and contractors with delinquent tax payments, many of whom aren't even on repayment plans. Ernst emphasizes that allowing IRS workers to evade tax obligations erodes public trust and encourages the agency to target average citizens more aggressively than high-profile tax evaders.
Senator Joni Ernst is advocating that the IRS should first collect millions in unpaid taxes owed by its own employees before targeting the American public.
The report highlights that over 5,800 IRS employees and contractors were delinquent on tax payments, with two-thirds not set up to pay what they owe.
It is unacceptable that some IRS workers evade tax collection, especially when the agency pursues average citizens for unpaid taxes with zeal.
The IRS's failure to hold its own employees accountable further undermines trust in the agency, which is already seen unfavorably by the American public.
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