New IRS Snooping Powers Sneaked into the Bailout Bill

You may not have realized it, but buried in Sections 401 and 402 of Division C in H.R. 1424 (the bailout bill) are provisions giving the IRS the power to:

  • set up undercover operations to entrap unsuspecting taxpayers, and
  • release confidential tax returns to law enforcement and intelligence agencies

DownsizeDC has been running a campaign to reduce the chance that crap like this will happen in the future.

-TimK

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