Elon Musk Weighs In On IRS Preparing To Hire Army Of Agents

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David Rufful
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Elon Musk, the CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, is bringing attention to the fact that Americans are allowing the IRS to more than double in size.

The 87,00 new employees will be hired through an $80 billion carveout from the $740 billion Inflation Act, argued top Biden officials.

These new FBI employees will reportedly focus on wealthy Americans. As of 2021, the IRS employed nearly 79,000 full-time employees, which reported $13.7 billion in costs.

Musk shared a meme showing a laughing British redcoat with the caption: “when the country that revolted over taxes hires 87,000 new IRS agents.”

Musk notes how it’s ironic that the same nation that fought back against tyranny and unfair taxation is now significantly increasing the size and strength of the IRS. Take a look:

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In the past, Musk issued a warning about the dangers of unsustainable fiscal habits.

“True national debt, including unfunded entitlements, is at least $60 trillion — roughly three times the size of the entire US economy,” Musk said. “Something has got to give.”

More on this story via Daily Wire:

Yellen did not mention, however, that “historical levels” of audits were significantly higher as recently as one decade ago. According to a report from the Government Accountability Office, audit rates for Americans earning between $25,000 to $200,000 fell 76% between 2010 and 2019, while those earning less than $25,000 saw audit rates fall by 61%. Taxpayers earning between $200,000 and $500,000 — representing those at the upper end of the Biden administration’s vow to not raise taxes for those earning less than $400,000 — saw a 92% decline in audits.

The report added that IRS officials “attributed the overall decline in audit rates to decreased funding, and therefore reduced staffing to conduct audits” — constraints which are directly addressed by the Inflation Reduction Act. The agency’s job description for new agents says that employees must “carry a firearm and be willing to use deadly force, if necessary.”

Yet Rettig vowed that his agency will “absolutely not” use its new employees to target middle-class Americans and small businesses. Instead, he promised that the new funding will create better information technology systems that will help Americans more easily comply with tax laws…

Even as several left-wing lawmakers — such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) — accused Musk of “freeloading off everyone else” and failing to pay his “fair share,” the entrepreneur revealed that he paid $11 billion in taxes last year.

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“And if you opened your eyes for 2 seconds, you would realize I will pay more taxes than any American in history this year,” Musk retorted. “Don’t spend it all at once … oh wait you did already.”