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I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by Starlight View PostNo.
Prices went up by zero in July. That's zero inflation.
Inflation did not occur during the month of July. There was none.
It's not that it remained at the same levels as before. It's that it dropped to zero.
Hopefully you can understand some of that.
No.
It wasn't zero acceleration. It wasn't zero rate of change in inflation. It was zero actual inflation. Zero speed.
It was the parachute suddenly working 100% in your analogy. It was like a person who had been falling at speed suddenly not falling at all.
No wonder you are a socialist, you can't grasp basic economics.
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Originally posted by CivilDiscourse View Post
For someone working the criminal enforcement side, such a requirement isn't all that shocking, nor outrageous. This is NOT your run of the mill IRS agent. He's not an auditor, etc. So, TBH, I feel this thing is overblown, and deliberately taken out of context
Are there job postings for IRS agents for positions that don't require potential deadly force?
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostThey're hiring 87,000.
You are making the mistake of thinking that the CI/SA position is the only IRS position. That's the equivalent of thinking that the Secret Service Special Agent (i.e presidential protection) is the only secret service position out of a group of 14,000 people.
Originally posted by rogue06 View PostAre there job postings for IRS agents for positions that don't require potential deadly force?
https://webcache.googleusercontent.c...&ct=clnk&gl=us
Of note is this snippet:
CI is the 6th largest federal 1811 law enforcement agency with about 2,000 special agents and over 2,800 employees.
The current workforce of the IRS is around 80,000.
This is conspiracy theory level stuff, Rogue, and I KNOW you are smarter than that.
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Originally posted by CivilDiscourse View Post
For someone working the criminal enforcement side, such a requirement isn't all that shocking, nor outrageous. This is NOT your run of the mill IRS agent. He's not an auditor, etc. So, TBH, I feel this thing is overblown, and deliberately taken out of context
As a Special Agent you will combine your accounting skills with law enforcement skills to investigate financial crimes. Special Agents are duly sworn law enforcement officers who are trained to "follow the money." No matter what the source, all income earned, both legal and illegal, has the potential of becoming involved in crimes which fall within the investigative jurisdiction of the IRS Criminal Investigation. Because of the expertise required to conduct these complex financial investigations, IRS Special Agents are considered the premier financial investigators for the Federal government.
It seems pretty broad in scope.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Sparko View Post
What a dumbass. First, some prices did go up and others went down. The net was zero price increase. But the prices of everything is still WAY UP and we have 8.5% inflation over normal prices. Inflation didn't go away. It's still there costing families a huge chunk of their paycheck.
No wonder you are a socialist, you can't grasp basic economics.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
Here's the job description at the top of the page:
As a Special Agent you will combine your accounting skills with law enforcement skills to investigate financial crimes. Special Agents are duly sworn law enforcement officers who are trained to "follow the money." No matter what the source, all income earned, both legal and illegal, has the potential of becoming involved in crimes which fall within the investigative jurisdiction of the IRS Criminal Investigation. Because of the expertise required to conduct these complex financial investigations, IRS Special Agents are considered the premier financial investigators for the Federal government.
It seems pretty broad in scope.
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Originally posted by CivilDiscourse View Post
Yes. These are the guys going after criminals, and even work undercover. It's kind of the equivalent of NCIS. (Naval Criminal Investigative Serivice)
That isn't for a small department. That's for an army.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by CivilDiscourse View Post
Yes. These are the guys going after criminals, and even work undercover. It's kind of the equivalent of NCIS. (Naval Criminal Investigative Serivice)Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
But here's the thing: anybody who makes a mistake on their tax return is technically a criminal. I think it's naive to think this new army of IRS agents will only be going after mob bosses and corrupt corporate accountants.
They are not hiring 87,000 more Criminal Investigation/Special Agents. Do you have anything that shows that THIS PARTICULAR JOB is the one that they are hiring 87,000 new ones? This is the equivalent of seeing McDonalds buying 15 million burger patties, and assuming that it means that they are making 7.5 million big macs.
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
Along with the addition of tens of thousands of new IRS agents to "recover" taxes from hard-working US citizens. Of course Joe pinky swears that they won't be going after anybody making less than $400,000 a year, but statistically, 90% of those audited by the IRS each year earn less than $400,000.
Oh, and this new army of IRS agents? They will be armed and authorized to use deadly force.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2...-deadly-force/
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Originally posted by RumTumTugger View Post
And the weapons they can use are the "weapons of war" that Biden and the Democrats are unconstitutionally taking away from the American people.
Slowly but surely. Much like it took a few years for the MSM to stop calling a decrease in the amount in the growth of spending a "cut."
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by CivilDiscourse View PostAgain, IRS Agent <> IRS Criminal Investigation/Special Agent
They are not hiring 87,000 more Criminal Investigation/Special Agents. Do you have anything that shows that THIS PARTICULAR JOB is the one that they are hiring 87,000 new ones? This is the equivalent of seeing McDonalds buying 15 million burger patties, and assuming that it means that they are making 7.5 million big macs.
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Originally posted by seanD View Post
This seems like semantics.
Take the Navy as another example. There are a ton of job specialties, engineers, pilots, cryptology, intel specialists, botswains mates, supply clerks, and among that ton of jobs are Navy Seals. What you are doing is assuming that because the navy said they are bringing in a million new sailors, that they MUST be bringing in 1,000,000 new Seals. Which would be a dumb assumption. It's not semantics to say that navy seals aren't the same thing as other sailors.
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Originally posted by CivilDiscourse View Post
No. It's not semantics. It's different jobs. The IRS currently has ~80,000 employees, of which ~2000 are Criminal Investigaion/Special Agents. The agency has other positions (auditors, accountants, etc). Some positions are more specialized than others. It's pure conspiracy theory to assume that they are adding 87,000 of one specific job field.
Take the Navy as another example. There are a ton of job specialties, engineers, pilots, cryptology, intel specialists, botswains mates, supply clerks, and among that ton of jobs are Navy Seals. What you are doing is assuming that because the navy said they are bringing in a million new sailors, that they MUST be bringing in 1,000,000 new Seals. Which would be a dumb assumption. It's not semantics to say that navy seals aren't the same thing as other sailors.
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