Asa Hutchinson: “now the whole world knows what American taxpayers suspected for many years: While there are many good employees, the IRS…”

“now the whole world knows what American taxpayers suspected for many years: While there are many good employees, the IRS as an organization is running amok, abusing its power, targeting citizens, and acting on a daily basis to run the word ``service'' straight out of town. So what is the Clinton administration's reaction to this abuse after it comes to light? Denounce the abuses? Promise never to use the IRS for political purposes again? And here is a dream, take those responsible for the abuse and hold them accountable? Guess again. The White House instinctively reacts the way it does whenever any government bureaucracy comes under attack. It defends the IRS. The IRS needs an overhaul. We should sunset the Internal Revenue Code and have a national debate on the direction of our tax system. It needs a breath of fresh air and acknowledgment that it needs to go in a new direction. That is what this debate would be about, if we sunset the Internal Revenue Code.”