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The Trump administration is expected to begin laying off thousands of employees at the Internal Revenue Service, six people briefed on the matter said, as billionaire Elon Musk’s team begins to target tax collections. The cuts could start as soon as Friday.

washingtonpost.comLayoffs to hit IRS as DOGE targets tax collectionsSeveral people briefed on the matter said cuts to the IRS cuts numbering in the thousands. One target is tax collections.

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Days after U.S. President Donald Trump ended duty-free entry for cheap Chinese goods entering the U.S., his administration put the order on hold after more than a million packages piled up at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. They are incompetent. It may be our best protection.

Recall that Trump used the IRS to go after certain individuals (Comey, McCabe). Expect the remaining employees to be used to selectively target either individuals or, more terrifyingly, groups.

Yes, because it saves so much money NOT collecting the taxes that corporations and the rich owe to the government to run the things that allow the corporations to run their businesses and the rich to use all of our resources. SO MUCH MONEY SAVED not collecting the money which is owed. #DOGE < SCAM

DOGE is NOT a real gov't dep't. It is NOT about efficiency. It works with Trump to WRECK our system & replace it with a greedy oligarchy that does NOT answer to the American people. THIS IS A COUP! >>> DENY Trump his dictatorship!! Resist NOW! usa.gov/elected-officials indivisible.org aclu.org

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Want to know why repubs want far fewer IRS agents. So they can get away with fake deductions and pay less and less in taxes . All while leaving we the people to pay the price. WE don't qualify for the deductions wealthy people do . Think about it. Look at your bank account. Decide who this helps.

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you that Musk would attack the IRS. Wait. He probably has a pending audit and this is his solution. - Buy an election - Destroy the government All to shield himself from the any and all aspects of legal oversight or responsibility. He's the worst kind of robber baron.

Treasury officials have discussed laying off roughly 9,000 employees still in their probationary period as part of broader dismissals across the government of these recently hired workers, according to the six people who requested anonymity to speak about internal conversations. Read more here:

washingtonpost.comLayoffs to hit IRS as DOGE targets tax collectionsSeveral people briefed on the matter said cuts to the IRS cuts numbering in the thousands. One target is tax collections.

Sadly that’s true but probationary is probationary. This will be a tactic for future reductions. Those folks that took the 8 months severance were probably smart. Job descriptions are going to change as well as department. Look at the discussions about the department of education

I am not filing. I will cite that I feel there is unsanctioned, unlawful, unconstitutional acts of privacy invasion, and data security breach. I am probably on the, "Female" "Elderly" "Disabled" "Independent" list anyway. If I die suddenly, it was not suicide.

I'm sure your master, Mr Bezos, is fully on-board with this. I'm sure most stupidly wealthy people are looking forward to fudging their tax returns a little more than usual.

I understand why you want to protest but a Tesla dealership? The employees at Tesla don't deserve that. They have families too and I'm sure most of them are currently looking for other employment anyway. I'm concerned this protest will backfire and embolden right wingers into buying EVs.

Thousands of Federal employees don't deserve to be laid off with no warning and no cause. If MAGA wants to buy EVs, let them. It might get more gas-guzzling pickups off the roads.

This week alone, I've met many MAGA voters who are crying about positions being removed & funding stopped because they or a family member works in that particular sector. It’s extraordinary to hear the MAGA folks screaming—”It was supposed to be bad for THEM, not US!”

How can Eli musk do these things without any accountability? Not knowing what he's doing. It is the question that most average Americans want to know. Who is overseeing this? How do we know our personal information isn't being put into hands or people that will Still are money or scam us out of it