(BLP) – Notably, the bill will add 87,000 new IRS agents, and conservatives are already calling out this initiative because they believe it will target middle America, crush small businesses, push up inflation, and kill the US energy sector.
The head of the Internal Revenue Service has stated that these new agents will “absolutely not” use its $80 billion in new funding to step up audits of low- and middle-income Americans. But many – especially after the Monday FBI raid of former President Trump – are not convinced.
This meme shared on Twitter does a great job of highlighting just how many 87,000 new agents actually is:
— MAGA Warlord Poso ⚔️ (@JackPosobiec) August 10, 2022
Adding more insult to injury, the IRS has just put out a new job opening for special agents. And the job description is quite alarming.
It requires “a minimum of 50 hours per week” and that new hires carry a firearm with the willingness to use “deadly force” if necessary.
The IRS is hiring new special agents!
Requirements include working min “50 hours per week, which may include irregular hours, and be on-call 24/7, including holidays and weekends” and “Carry a firearm and be willing to use deadly force, if necessary.”https://t.co/uvwbrAkIit pic.twitter.com/z0aVX6uoMr
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) August 10, 2022
At the time of this writing, the original job post is currently unavailable. But that hasn’t stopped screenshots from quickly circulating the internet. See below:
While these newly hired feds are required to “Carry a firearm and be willing to use deadly force, if necessary,” the government adds that “Criminal Investigation Special Agents are part of a diverse workforce that mirrors the taxpaying public we serve.”https://t.co/uvwbrAkIit
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) August 10, 2022
The job listing for special agents at the IRS links to their department’s 2021 annual report.
Here’s a few images from the report (which is linked in its entirety below).https://t.co/kibqIrhe7N pic.twitter.com/G1zmpOyHlh
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) August 10, 2022
Special agents could also be assigned to the “Cyber Crime Unit” which the report describes as seizing $3.5 billion in cryptocurrency (which they say is 93% of the Criminal investigation seizures last year.)
They highlight the case of a “Ukrainian Cyber Criminal” facing 17 years. pic.twitter.com/qk7ZhJsh5b
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) August 10, 2022
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