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EM is probably just mad that he wasn't rich early enough in the life of the computer to have a dedicated IRS machine for his taxes [1].

In all seriousness, of all the things happening at the moment, this seems the most expected. Under-staffing the IRS was part of the first term [2], and a general move of right leaning executive administrations. Honestly, I would even be against it, just as long as they also made the tax code more straightforward and more bulletproof. But that second step never seems to happen.

[1]: https://www.forbes.com/2006/02/02/gates-irs-microsoft-cx_po_...

[2]: https://www.propublica.org/article/how-the-irs-was-gutted




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