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by JumpCrisscross 699 days ago
> that's still $8bn to collect $1bn

No.

> Or am I missing something?

Read the article and the CBO report [1].

$8bn produced this $1bn. It also produced other additional revenue. CBO projects $6.40 of new revenue for each dollar spent by the IRS.

[1] https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60037