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James Traficant: “If the IRS is not a two-headed monster, why are American citizens literally wearing bags over their heads afraid to…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 1997
If the IRS is not a two-headed monster, why are American citizens literally wearing bags over their heads afraid to death to tell the Government how they feel about the IRS? The truth is, the American people know the IRS, the Congress knows the IRS, and the IRS knows the IRS. I want to say one last thing. I am going to advise IRS spokespeople to stop mentioning my name on national television. I yield back the balance of their abuses.

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Addressing criticism of the IRS and its public perception.

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