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April 18, 2025
Grace Segers
How Trump’s War on the IRS Impacts the GOP’s Debt Ceiling Fight
The agency is being gutted at the same time that its revenue will determine how much longer the government can operate before defaulting on its debt.
March 24, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
DOGE’s Supposed Savings Are About to Cost the U.S. a Lot of Money
The IRS is bracing for a huge hit to its revenue thanks to Elon Musk’s cuts.
June 7, 2022
Timothy Noah
Bezos Was Wrong, and Biden Was Right: Taxing the Wealthy Will Help Tame Inflation
A new report in The Wall Street Journal unintentionally sheds light on what economists, including Lawrence Summers, have long known: Higher taxes reduce spending.

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