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Jonathan Chait/
April 1, 2010

An IRS Agent In Every Kitchen!

Numerous Republican worthies, like Paul Ryan, John Ensign, and Dave Camp, have recirculated the claim that the Affordable Care Act will require 16,000 new IRS agents. Factcheck.org dissects the urban legend and describes how it spread.

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