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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Auditing the rich is an enormously complex process that takes a lot of manpower, and the cuts to IRS enforcement are…”

On the recordApril 25, 2023
Auditing the rich is an enormously complex process that takes a lot of manpower, and the cuts to IRS enforcement are strategic, and they have resulted in a loss of revenue.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez discusses the complexities of auditing wealthy individuals and the impact of IRS budget cuts.

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