Jasper Packard: “common sense tells me that the IRS is far too large and intrusive. Consider that the IRS has more than 136,000…”

“common sense tells me that the IRS is far too large and intrusive. Consider that the IRS has more than 136,000 employees, while the INS has only 6,500 border patrol agents--about 20 times more people to take our money than to protect our borders. That is simply outrageous. Today, the House will consider the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act. This legislation will enact 28 new protections that enhance taxpayer rights when citizens become involved in IRS dispute and will effectively shift the burden of proof from the taxpayer to the IRS in court proceedings. By leveling the playing field between honest citizens and an out of control Government agency, the American taxpayers come up the big winners. Mr. Speaker, all people want is a fair system. In America, that should never be too much to ask for. Nobody should be made to feel like a criminal for trying to do the right thing. The IRS has terrorized everyone from retirees, homemakers, single-parent families, and even a Little League girls softball team. We need to put an end to that. Republicans hope this is the first step toward a comprehensive overhaul of the current Tax-Code and elimination of the IRS altogether. We are now clearly on our way to eliminating the IRS and its code altogether.”