Donald Rumsfeld's note to the IRS here.
It must be noted that since it is a crime to evade taxes that the opacity of our tax code is one of the best ways for motivated Federal Prosecutors to 'get' someone they want. In a world where no one knows whether or not they are breaking the law, the prosecutor is King. Because only the very rich can stand against the awesome power and wealth of the Federal Super State. We are betting on the discretion of a bunch of ambitious, politically motivated lawyers who don't make much money to maintain the integrity of our Republic in the face of countless opportunities to get ahead. It's a bad bet.
Stalin had a what he called a Troika to try 'anti state elements' during the Great Terror and the Great Famine. It included the Secret Policeman, the Party Boss and the Prosecutor. With the IRS, the policeman is almost inevitably a Dem and during Dem administrations the Prosecutor serves as both Party Boss and Prosecutor. The only thing we have standing between us and show trials is a rapidly eroding judiciary.
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