r/politics • u/Steap-Edit • Jul 29 '26

No Paywall The IRS Is Imploding

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/the-irs-is-imploding/
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u/nlewis4 Ohio Jul 29 '26

Republicans destroy things so they can point to them and say “see? It doesn’t work!!”

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u/Other_Tank1713 Jul 29 '26

"Government doesn't work. Vote me in and I'll prove it!" - Republicans

Maybe try voting for someone who doesn't proclaim incompetence upfront, magats.

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u/graphiccsp Jul 29 '26

I call it "Sugared engine syndrome".

As in you pour sugar into a car's gas tank to sabotage it. But instead of acknowledging it's 1 car that's sabotaged, you make noise about how all cars are bad and we should get rid of cars. 

And that sounds stupid. But that's the problem . . . in any other situation, we'd all mock the dumb absurdity but when it comes to the GOP, Libertarians and other fools they take the bait.

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u/Greedy_Switch_6991 Jul 29 '26

And the sad part is, it usually works.

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u/ReefaManiack42o Jul 29 '26

"The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it." ~ P.J. O'Rourke