Which burned the most?

[kentuck]

The 15% tax on billion dollar companies?

Or the 87,000 IRS police that was included to make sure the billionaires pay something - we should not call it a "fair share" - that was in the bill passed by the House?

The IRS had been totally demolished and no one had any fear if they did not pay their taxes. There was no one to police them. That may have changed yesterday?

McConnell don't like Manchin no more...

[RockRaven]

1. It's not just the billionaires who are upset about possibly having to pay their taxes properly...

Shady business operators in Congress who aren't billionaires, like Bang Bang Boebert, don't want the scrutiny either.

[kentuck]

2. Yep!

And I am sure she is not alone.

[mucifer]

3. Lets see how well mcconnell and sinema are getting along they have been pretty close

[former9thward]

5. They ignore billionaires but they don't go much for the lower paid people either.

There simply is very little to be gained from a housekeeper compared to the cost of an audit. Billionaires can afford tax specialists and tax law firms to do their taxes. The IRS is no match for those types and never will be. The IRS tends to go after middle and upper professionals. There is a lot of unpaid taxes there as people abuse tax shelters and they don't have high priced accountants defending them.

[former9thward]

9. Yes, I agree.

The IRS probably went after the pet sitter because of the IC paperwork she was submitting as business expenses. That sets off red flags and I sometimes don't think it is worth whatever taxes you might be saving.

[Xolodno]

6. While I was job hunting to leave my current position...

...I took a look at the IRS open positions, quite a few.

[True Dough]

7. My slice of bread in the toaster got rather dark and crispy a short while ago

I'll have to ponder the other options in the OP some more. But I'm pleased about both!