IRS Hiring Spree Is Biggest Expansion of the Police State in American History

IRS Hiring Spree Is Biggest Expansion of the Police State in American History
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre answers questions during the daily briefing at the White House on Aug. 5, 2022. Win McNamee/Getty Images
David Harsanyi
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The Democrats’ new reconciliation bill isn’t just going to be the largest-ever expansion of a government agency; it’s going to be the largest expansion of the domestic police state in American history. Only a statist could believe that a federal government, which already collects $4.1 trillion every year—or $12,300 for every citizen—supposedly needs 80 battalions of new IRS cops.

David Harsanyi
David Harsanyi
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David Harsanyi is a conservative journalist, syndicated author, and editor. He wrote for the Denver Post for eight years, and edited for The Federalist for more than six years before becoming senior writer at National Review in 2019. Harsanyi authored five books, including “First Freedom: A Ride Through America's Enduring History With the Gun” and “Eurotrash: Why America Must Reject the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent.”
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