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by RubberSoul 643 days ago
> To make this enforcement cost effective, it needs to recover more than the $80 Billion budget increase annually, no?

Improved enforcement can deter tax avoidance in addition to directly recovering money.

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Does it?

If you are avoiding taxes on purpose, it might still be cheaper to wait for an audit and see what they decide you need to pay.

In any event, recovering and or deterring $80+ Billion annually is a long way to go from where we are today.

If we do recover $80+ Billion annually, what did we accomplish? Funding the federal government for an additional 6 hours?