Democrat congressman defends hiring 87,000 new IRS agents: 'It's important we have the revenue streams'
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Vulnerable Democrat Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Ariz., defended the hiring of 87,000 new IRS agents in an interview with a local Arizona new outlet.
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In a Tuesday interview with InMaricopa, Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Ariz., claimed the cost of hiring thousands of new agents would be offset by the tax income that the move would allegedly bring in through its increased auditing of Americans, and that it would also help reduce the budget deficit.
O'Halleran's claims come despite the massive amount of money set aside for the hiring of such a high number of new agents, as well as what analysts say is the likelihood the move would ultimately end up targeting middle and lower income Americans with a majority of the additional audits.
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