Return to Article: Senate bill would allow private tax collection

By Amelia Gruber agruber@govexec.com May 13, 2004
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    If people think IRS abuses of the past were scandalous, wait until they actually open up debt collection to private contracors! The business of the government will go offshore, and think of how many more corporate entities will pay even less in taxes. As the law allows now, a taxpayer has NO legal recourse if a revenue agent levies against them. You are going to privatize that kind of power to a private contractor?

    M. Joseph Posted May 17, 2004 6:39 AM
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    You've got to be kidding. Most Americans feel that they're already paying too much in taxes and begrudgingly mail their checks to the IRS. Private company collections is a slap in the face for all taxpayers...why not just send the King's foot soldiers to collect the taxes?

    GovExec.com reader Posted May 14, 2004 7:31 AM
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    "...the power to tax is the power to destroy", credited to US Supreme Court Justice John Marshall, is just as true today as when originally spoken. The power to "...lay and collect taxes..." is an inherently governmental function, specifically delegated to congress by the Constitution of The United States. Once again, our elected officials, emboldened by the embrace of presidential executive privelege abuses, will imperil the civil liberties of those whom they pretend to serve. Vote them ALL out!

    Fred Fraiser Posted May 13, 2004 9:41 PM

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