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 The #IRS is sadli known for being intransigent

EVERYONE (even MAGAs) 
has to pay taxes

but
the IRS for decades, despite knowing, and all Trump bragging 
has NEVER dealt with the 'very very rich'  #trump

Why ?

is anyone curious to know ?

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 @fa46ee30 

Probably the bottom line is that the IRS don't have enough funding to do more than harass poor people.  It's too expensive to pursue the abuses of the wealthy, who can afford lawyers to make the task impossibly lengthy and complicated.  Agents are promoted/compensated based on the # of cases they close.  They don't have time to gamble on really big returns.  Better to intimidate a lot of little people.