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IRS Job Posting Requires Use of Deadly Force

Paul Crespo



August 11, 2022



The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is facing an uproar today after someone made the decision to post a job opening on the federal government’s official employment website seeking applicants willing to “use deadly force.”

The controversy comes at a politically sensitive time. On Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking v**e after all 50 Senate Democrats v**ed to pass the Inflation Reduction Act.

Already, some Republicans have begun calling the massive tax-and-spending bill “The IRS Expansion Act,” as it gives the IRS enough funding to hire an additional 87,000 agents.

The job posting is for IRS “Criminal Investigation Special Agents,” who would be assigned to the agency’s law enforcement branch.

It was briefly deleted but has since reappeared back online.

The New York Post reports:

A “key requirement” for applicants is that they have to be “legally allowed to carry a firearm,” and “major duties” include “Carry a firearm and be willing to use deadly force, if necessary” and “Be willing and able to participate in arrests, execution of search warrants, and other dangerous assignments,” according to the job posting.

An initial search of USAJobs, the site where the now-v***l post and application link appears, doesn’t show any additional IRS law enforcement job postings.

The Post notes how the controversy is exacerbated by the Democrats’ decision to push for a bigger IRS:

Senate Democrats projected that enhancing IRS funding could add an extra $124 billion in federal revenue over the next decade by hiring more tax enforcers who can crack down on rich individuals and corporations attempting to evade taxes.

But Republicans warn the bill will fund an army of IRS agents to crack down on small business owners and lower-income workers. Americans who earn less than $75,000 per year are slated to receive 60% of the additional tax audits expected under the Democrats’ spending package, according to an analysis released by House Republicans.

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The analysis, which is a conservative estimate based upon recent audit rates and tax filing data, shows that individuals with an annual income of $75,000 or less would be subject to 710,863 additional IRS audits, while those making more than $1 million would receive 52,295 more audits under the bill.

Democrats, from the president on down, continue to insist that individuals making under $400,000 will not be targeted under the Inflation Reduction Act.