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.
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