Go after tax cheats

Wealthy people don’t make “mistakes” on their income tax. They have highly paid experts do the tax report for them who don’t make mistakes or they won’t be highly paid long. The clients then ask them how they might lower their taxes without being caught. The experts give advice and that is how the system works.

Are these well-publicized tax cheats that came under close scrutiny because they were nominated for positions in the executive branch the only tax scofflaws from their present and past employment? I think not.

I suggest that all members of the administration and members of Congress and their staffs subject themselves to an IRS audit and have it put up on the Internet to clear up this matter of lost public trust.

Anything less and the chance of a tax revolt is a probability. The IRS budget has been drastically cut, so enforcement is minimal. The government lost over $350 billion last year because of lack of audit staff, according to their own estimates. U.S. taxpayers are among the most honorable and honest in the world. What will happen if they completely lose confidence and just send in “junk” on their tax forms?

Bart Haggin

Spokane