[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 128 (Thursday, August 3, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H8312]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IRS RIPPING OFF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Madam Speaker, thousands of Americans receive faulty 
notices from the IRS. The IRS says, ``Your taxes are delinquent, pay 
them up.'' When the IRS was asked if the 1993 tax law allowed 
deferrals, they said, ``The law is being reviewed.'' When IRS was asked 
how many taxpayers got notices they said, ``A small number.''
  Now documents reveal that 43,000 Americans got faulty notices in the 
first month. The IRS said, ``Small problem. These things happen.''
  Shame, Congress. Shame, for allowing the IRS to rip off and trample 
the rights of the American taxpayers.
  By the way, the old saying, ``Easy for you, difficult for me,'' does 
not apply to the IRS.

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