Republicans once again appeal to the rich in bid to cut IRS funds

Treasury Janet Yellen speaks at the Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards on Sept. 20 in New York. Yellen last week called Republicans’ most recent round of proposed IRS funding cuts “damaging and irresponsible.” (Julia Nikhinson/AP)

House Republicans want to tie funding for Israel to cutting funding for the Internal Revenue Service that would crack down on wealthy tax cheats.

This is a venal, transactional appeal to Republicans’ ultra-wealthy big donors, some of whom may be tax cheats.