In terms of government stupidity and waste on a regular basis, the IRS is the place to look. A great point made by Steve Forbes running in the last presidential race and Mike Huckabee this time is that one of the biggest--if not THE biggest wasters of our tax money--is, ironically, the terrifying IRS, employing far too many, hounding far too many, and turning aside for the far too connected. Steve and Mike had specific reforms targeted, but each was/is an unlikely president.
Just today the IRS mailed out letters to 130 million taxpayers. Now remember that April 15th is right around the corner. The purpose of today's epistle: TO REMIND TAXPAYERS TO FILE THEIR 2007 TAX RETURNS IN ORDER TO GET THE REBATE promised as part of the economic stimulus package! DUH!
I'd like to know how many taxpayers had to work for how many days to pay for this mailing! I'd like to ask, "Can you think of a bigger waste?" but I'm afraid of the answer.
Have you heard any of the candidates address the problems of this unwieldy, cost-inefficient, bureaucratic monstrosity?
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