IRS Operated Without Refund Fraud Screening Program This Year

[LiberalHeart]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Internal Revenue Service cost the government $200 million to $300 million this year because a computer program that screens tax returns for fraudulent refunds wasn't operating.

http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=5152041

[whistle]

1. It's an election year, Bush had it turned off, they go backto full working

...mode November 15th

[htuttle]

2. NOW they tell us!

Damn...

[SoCalDem]

5. Damn is RIGHT.. I 86-ed some deductions because I could not find

the receipts :grr:

[Up2Late]

3. But of course! You know how much ReThuglicans hate "Big Government"

Now let's review, what is

"Big Government"

the code words for?

Answer:

Laws!

As in Tax Laws, Trade Laws, Immigration Laws, Environmental Laws, etc.

Cut the funds going to the Law enforcement agencies, and what happens? Fewer Laws are enforced, but fewer fines and Taxes are collected too.

[dysfunctional press]

4. good thing i filed an extension...

i think that creative writing class is about to pay off big-time. :party:

[indepat]

6. The beat goes on and on

[high density]

7. So we're going to sue CSC for $200-300m, right?

:eyes:

Computer Sciences Corp is a nasty offshoring mofo.