Bachmann Was A Tax Collector For What She’s Called ‘The Most Heartless

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Bachmann Was A Tax Collector For What She’s Called ‘The Most Heartless Organization That Anyone Knows Of ‘
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/07/11/264991/bachmann-tax-collector-irs/


Rep. Michele Bachmann, a 2012 GOP presidential hopeful, has continually touted her time as a “federal tax attorney” to bolster her economic credentials. “I’m a former federal tax litigation attorney. My husband and I started a successful company. We’re business people. We’re job creators,” Bachmann has said.

But as National Journal noted, Bachmann leaves out a key part of the story — her job was to sue taxpayers on behalf of the United States government:
http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/tax-collector-or-tax-litigation-attorney-closer-look-at-bachmann-s-past-20110709

You’ll never guess what Michele Bachmann, the rabble-rousing, tax-reviling, government-bashing idol of America’s tea party movement, used to do for a living. Sue tax scofflaws for the Internal Revenue Service.

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During an interview with the conservative publication Newsmax, Bachmann derided the IRS as “the most heartless organization that anyone knows of.” At other times, she has called the IRS a “new social welfare agency,” that will have “the right to confiscate our tax refunds.” But an Associated Press report during Bachmann’s 2006 Congressional campaign “cited Bachmann’s (now-defunct) web site, http://www.keepitpositive06.com, where she said she was proud of her work for the Treasury Department.”

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1. i guess the IRS couldn't afford a real attorney.

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