My dad was an armed IRS agent, gun-toting for good reason. He helped bust mob figures across northern Ohio for tax evasion, from Toledo to Youngstown. He died too young (of natural causes), and his public service is among my best memories.
Now I'll tell you who's not going to be an armed IRS agent: the estimated 87,000 Americans to be hired over the next 10 years at the service, funded with $80 billion provided in the new Inflation Reduction Act.
Republicans and right-wing pundits who are claiming otherwise — "Democrats' army … will be coming for you," House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy warns — are liars. They know better.
