The IRS Pleads Poverty - WSJ Opinion

The IRS poverty plea is part of an effort to blame Republicans for not agreeing to the Biden request to expand the IRS budget by $80 billion over 10 years. But most of that money won’t go to faster or better IRS service. The money is for more auditors and audits, even as tax revenue is soaring. The tax agency shouldn’t be rewarded for inefficiency with more money.

It’s just like the “American Rescue Plan,” a massive spending bill to fight COVID, keep schools open, and increase testing capacity. 10 months later, testing supplies are scarce and schools are closed.

The government is an inefficient distributor of capital, and these are but two more reminders.