John Tanner said "The fact is that the function of the IRS is necessary. Its sole purpose is to collect taxes. No one likes to pay taxes, so their anger is projected upon those who do the collecting. We have to have taxes to fund the vital and necessary functions of the Government, defense, interstate highways, food inspection, public health, FAA, and other missions that only the Government can and must do for all of us. We cannot change the function or the nature of the work the IRS performs, but we can change the approach. The IRS has not been reformed in over 40 years. Currently, it seems to many of us, that the emphasis of the IRS is on collection at all costs by any means necessary. As a result, the IRS is antiquated, less responsive, more aggressive with a persona akin to private-sector collection agencies. The IRS needs a makeover to reshape their image, and they need fresh, new, innovative ideas and new vision." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordNovember 5, 1997

The fact is that the function of the IRS is necessary. Its sole purpose is to collect taxes. No one likes to pay taxes, so their anger is projected upon those who do the collecting. We have to have taxes to fund the vital and necessary functions of the Government, defense, interstate highways, food inspection, public health, FAA, and other missions that only the Government can and must do for all of us. We cannot change the function or the nature of the work the IRS performs, but we can change the approach. The IRS has not been reformed in over 40 years. Currently, it seems to many of us, that the emphasis of the IRS is on collection at all costs by any means necessary. As a result, the IRS is antiquated, less responsive, more aggressive with a persona akin to private-sector collection agencies. The IRS needs a makeover to reshape their image, and they need fresh, new, innovative ideas and new vision.

Said by

John Tanner

Tennessee

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need for reform of the IRS and its approach to tax collection.

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