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[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 50 points 7 months ago (2 children)

While otherwise staunchly pro-Israel, Mills has said that he is only supportive of a version of the Israel aid package that included billions in cuts to the Internal Revenue Service — a complete non-starter for Democrats, who control the Senate and White House.

Not so much of a hypocrit as the title implies, but a shithead that tried abusing our idiotic system to force a completely unrelated budget cut to the IRS to be bundled with an otherwise popular (among politicians) bill to give support to Isreal.

[–] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 32 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Also, unless you are doing tax evasion why would one support budget cuts to the IRS?! I thought republicans cared about financial responsibility?

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 19 points 7 months ago

With a smaller budget they can't afford to go after people that can afford actual accountants and lawyers to delay constantly.

They instead can really only go after low earners who can't afford a lawyer at all and have to deal with the IRS directly by themselves, and will just take whatever deal is offered.

It's literally the reason why the IRS recently had their budget increased and so they've been going after the rich that everyone knows aren't even paying the lower percentage they are supposed to.

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

It is fiscally responsible for them to neuter the IRS. It means they can save more money! Personally, I mean. Not the government.

[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago

When is a reason more of an excuse?

This is what is called a poison pill. With it, Democrats would be forced to choose between swallowing the pill or voting down a foreign aid bill. Now Mills is having a fit that his childish game didn't work.