Sam Gibbons: “some recent disturbing news. Earlier this week, the General Accounting Office reported that the IRS, the Internal…”

“some recent disturbing news. Earlier this week, the General Accounting Office reported that the IRS, the Internal Revenue Service, America's tax collecting agency, does not know how much money it is collecting or, worse yet, where the money is going. The GAO audit showed that the IRS frequently gives improper refunds and fails to promptly correct its own errors, costing the American taxpayers several billions of dollars every year. Mr. Speaker, if the IRS cannot keep track of its property, income, or budget, how can the American taxpayer feel confident that they are not getting ripped off? Even more disturbing, Mr. Speaker, is that the IRS is vulnerable to serious computer security problems, placing the financial and secure information of every American taxpayer in jeopardy. Mr. Speaker, it is time that the IRS clean up its act. The American taxpayer is required to be diligent in paying its taxes. The IRS must be diligent in its duty to the American people, or we should get rid of it. I yield back the unbelievable sloppy practices of our Nation's tax collector.”