Moonglow
Diamond Member
Really, leftist, for activity that has been going on for 50 years?When you see stuff like this, you can't help but laugh at the pro-big government liberal crowd. The waste, fraud, and abuse is never ending. And even when they are aware of the situation, the incredibly lazy people in the federal government just declare "it's not my job".
The agency’s commissioner, John Koskinen, said Wednesday “Our responsibility is to make sure they pay their taxes”. We have Social Security and immigration authorities and others who enforce that part of the law, and if we start looking behind the system and doing their job for them, we’re going discourage a lot of people from paying the taxes they owe.”
So just to be very clear here - the head of the IRS openly admitted that he is exponentially more concerned about bringing in tax revenue to the federal government than he is in preventing crime or protecting American citizens.
IRS head: Not our job to go after illegal immigrants
They are calling it good use of stolen social security numbers. They don't care that most illegal aliens are actually receiving huge refunds, in other peoples' names much of the time. They average $10,000 each in refunds by claiming kids that may or may not exist. The IRS pays first and maybe asks questions later. If they are using your identity, it could mean a bigger tax bill the next year or denial of aid or student loans.
One woman discovered that the name on her retirement account was changed to the guy using her social security number to work. Another woman was denied government aid after the death of her husband. Despite being a homemaker for decades, she was denied because she made too much money, according to tax records.
Another woman was sent a huge tax bill by the IRS and they wanted her to pay thousands for income from 3 jobs in three different states. Explaining to the IRS that she didn't work at all, let alone at 3 jobs at the same time in different states, didn't help.
If an illegal alien fails to pay "your" taxes on "your" income, you might face some serious penalties because the IRS does come after you.
This is not a victimless crime. The IRS does not notify citizens when their numbers or identity have been stolen. The SS administration is not allowed to warn people, either. The liberal lawyers stopped that. The SS cannot notify employers when their employees are using stolen identities. The left felt that it was tantamount to a deportation notice. They think it's mean to scare criminals who have stolen peoples' identities. Yea, wouldn't want that. Let the citizens suffer and pay the price.