IRS apology in Trump-related case reveals agency’s shoddy tax security

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One thought on “IRS apology in Trump-related case reveals agency’s shoddy tax security

  1. The sixth paragraph says it all, that Griffin was an honest taxpayer. Because paying taxes is a civic (and legal) duty maybe we should make everyone’s tax returns public. With so many eyeballs on the returns cheating would be harder.

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