[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Don't let House Republicans undermine the IRS for
the benefit of the rich and powerful.

Dear MoveOn member,

Republicans are trying to cut $80 billion in recent investments designed
to strengthen the IRS and its ability to crack down on millionaire,
billionaire, and corporate tax cheats through the Inflation Reduction
Act.^1 In other words: As per usual, Republicans want to issue handouts to
their wealthy donors and leave working families in the lurch. 

In 2019 alone, the richest 1% of households evaded $163 billion of the
total of unpaid or underpaid taxes that year.^2 When we allow the
ultrawealthy to evade paying their fair share, we place that
responsibility on regular working people. Donald Trump's recently released
tax returns are a clear example of this corruption and
greed.^3 His returns expose overseas bank accounts and manipulative real
estate evaluations that effectively allowed him to dodge taxes.^4 This is
exactly why Democrats included funding for the IRS, to ensure there were
people within the agency that would hold the wealthiest people in this
country accountable.^5 We cannot allow the GOP to tank our efforts to
lessen the tax burden on the working class. 

SIGN: The U.S. Senate must reject House Republicans' attempt to undermine
the IRS for the benefit of the rich and powerful.

[2]Sign the petition!

Republicans aren't fooling anyone; they're simply pretending to serve the
interests of working Americans when they're following the classic GOP
playbook of catering to the ultrawealthy and their needs. Republicans in
the House claim their legislation will help working Americans, but in
reality it will benefit only the wealthiest people in the nation. If we
don't take action, Republicans will continue to give tax breaks to
billionaires and corporations, at the expense of everyday Americans. 

[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to
your friends.

Thanks for all you do.

–Nakia, Evelyn, Justin, Anne, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "House Republicans Vote to Rescind I.R.S. Funding," The New York Times,
January 9, 2023
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2. "The Case for a Robust Attack on the Tax Gap," U.S. Department of the
Treasury, September 7, 2021
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3. “Trump’s tax returns released by House Ways and Means Committee,” CNBC,
December 30, 2022
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4. “Key takeaways from six years of Donald Trump’s federal tax returns,”
CNN, December 30, 2022
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5. “Fact Check-The IRS is not hiring thousands of armed agents, job ads
show opening for specialized unit,” Reuters, August 17, 2022
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