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No EZ Fix For The IRS

Posted by simoniker on from the historical-code dept.

meltoast writes "Apparently the IRS is storing all of the taxpaying histories of 227 million individuals and corporations in a system that still runs code written in 1962. CIO Magazine is running a story on the IRS's nearly failed $8 billion modernization attempt that includes missed deadlines, cost overruns of over $200 million and four CIO's in seven years."

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  1. Re:Let me be the first to say that... by Kenja · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    "$200 million is kind of small compared to $8b"

    $200 million could buy a lot of tacos.

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  2. Simple Solution by Gunfighter · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    Fellow Americans, help abolish the IRS under the guidelines of H.R. 25 (currently making its way through the House). This will repeal the 16th ammendment and implement the Fair Tax. The bill has made it through the House before, but died in the Senate. Be sure to call your senators and tell them to make sure the bill gets passed once it hits the senate floor.

    The new government tax entity can start from scratch with their information systems, and all of the IRS records can go to the archives. There's no reason why American tax dollars should be wasted on trying to save the dying IRS dinosaur when it can be replaced with a more sensible solution for a mere fraction of the cost.

    Call/write your elected representatives up on the hill and tell them you're tired of this craphole of an economy AND tired of the ridiculous way taxes are collected. Tell them to support H.R. 25 or they can kiss your vote goodbye.

    Imagine it... no more individual (or joint if you're married) tax forms to fill out... no more audits... economy would probably shoot through the roof... more jobs... more U.S. exports... the benefits are seemingly endless unless you're one of those tax-avoiding million/billionaires who manage to fly under the IRS radar.

    For more info on the Fair Tax, visit http://www.fairtax.org/ or check out the brochure at http://www.fairtaxvolunteer.org/pdf/BROCHURE.pdf.

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  3. BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Hey! by Master+of+Transhuman · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I don't pay taxes!

    Have a nice day, Commissioner!

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