Mike Johnson: “Maybe we ought to cut the IRS by about 20 percent. What do you think?”

On the recordJune 1, 2011

Maybe we ought to cut the IRS by about 20 percent. What do you think?

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Johnson suggests reducing the IRS budget to alleviate compliance costs.

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