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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,185
    mrussel1 said:
    Poncier said:
    mickeyrat said:
    an agency already understaffed for support personnel that biden sought to address, not only to replace those that had left and not been replaced and to grow on comparison to the population....

    US IRS expected to fire 6,700 employees on Thursday in Trump downsizing spree - https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-irs-expected-fire-6700-employees-thursday-trump-downsizing-spree-2025-02-20/
    Fuck it, why file?
    Personally, I'd like my refund.
    Good luck with that. The amount of time it takes to receive it might correlate with who you voted/vote for. Choose wisely.
    People are getting their refunds already. I get weekly reporting on it. The volume is just starting to pick up. 
    What do you think happens when 6000+ employees get terminated this week? Do you expect the volume to continue to pick up?
    supposedly those fired were brought on late in 2024 and were to be auditors....also, most of the refunds are automated via efile. If nothing triggers a review most returns will just fly through
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  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,192
    Poncier said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Poncier said:
    mickeyrat said:
    an agency already understaffed for support personnel that biden sought to address, not only to replace those that had left and not been replaced and to grow on comparison to the population....

    US IRS expected to fire 6,700 employees on Thursday in Trump downsizing spree - https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-irs-expected-fire-6700-employees-thursday-trump-downsizing-spree-2025-02-20/
    Fuck it, why file?
    Personally, I'd like my refund.
    Good luck with that. The amount of time it takes to receive it might correlate with who you voted/vote for. Choose wisely.
    People are getting their refunds already. I get weekly reporting on it. The volume is just starting to pick up. 
    What do you think happens when 6000+ employees get terminated this week? Do you expect the volume to continue to pick up?
    You did see the part of the article that says:


    The IRS will retain several thousand employees deemed critical for processing tax returns, including those involved in supporting and advocating for taxpayers, one source said.


    I must have missed it as it came after this:

    Those fired include revenue agents, customer-service workers, independent specialists who hear appeals of tax disputes, and IT workers, the sources said.
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    mrussel1 said:
    Poncier said:
    mickeyrat said:
    an agency already understaffed for support personnel that biden sought to address, not only to replace those that had left and not been replaced and to grow on comparison to the population....

    US IRS expected to fire 6,700 employees on Thursday in Trump downsizing spree - https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-irs-expected-fire-6700-employees-thursday-trump-downsizing-spree-2025-02-20/
    Fuck it, why file?
    Personally, I'd like my refund.
    Good luck with that. The amount of time it takes to receive it might correlate with who you voted/vote for. Choose wisely.
    People are getting their refunds already. I get weekly reporting on it. The volume is just starting to pick up. 
    What do you think happens when 6000+ employees get terminated this week? Do you expect the volume to continue to pick up?
    It’s so heavily automated, I would be really surprised if there was an effect on refunds. 
  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,192
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Poncier said:
    mickeyrat said:
    an agency already understaffed for support personnel that biden sought to address, not only to replace those that had left and not been replaced and to grow on comparison to the population....

    US IRS expected to fire 6,700 employees on Thursday in Trump downsizing spree - https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-irs-expected-fire-6700-employees-thursday-trump-downsizing-spree-2025-02-20/
    Fuck it, why file?
    Personally, I'd like my refund.
    Good luck with that. The amount of time it takes to receive it might correlate with who you voted/vote for. Choose wisely.
    People are getting their refunds already. I get weekly reporting on it. The volume is just starting to pick up. 
    What do you think happens when 6000+ employees get terminated this week? Do you expect the volume to continue to pick up?
    It’s so heavily automated, I would be really surprised if there was an effect on refunds. 
    “And IT workers.” Can’t imagine firing a % of folks who ensure IT functionality would have any effect on a process or organization heavily reliant upon same. But that’s just me.
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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,408
    video...


    National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says sending each American $5,000 checks from DOGE wouldn't be inflationary because inflation only happens when the government spends money. (???)

    Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,185
    mickeyrat said:
    video...


    National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says sending each American $5,000 checks from DOGE wouldn't be inflationary because inflation only happens when the government spends money. (???)

    Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
    I heard that...he said that people would "save" the money...fucking bullshit
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  • mickeyrat
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    Maybe "first Indian-American FBI director" is too DEI, so we'll be happy to go with "first FBI director who produced a song with cop-beaters and then apparently lied about it to Congress" https://www.thebulwark.com/p/what-trump-defense-nominee-kash-patel-doesnt-want-the-senate-to-know-about-j6-prison-choir-produced-song
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  • mickeyrat
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    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • DE4173
    DE4173 Posts: 2,818
    edited February 20
    mickeyrat said:
    Maybe "first Indian-American FBI director" is too DEI, so we'll be happy to go with "first FBI director who produced a song with cop-beaters and then apparently lied about it to Congress" https://www.thebulwark.com/p/what-trump-defense-nominee-kash-patel-doesnt-want-the-senate-to-know-about-j6-prison-choir-produced-song
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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,408
    NEW: Education Department “Lifting the Pause” on Some Civil Rights Probes, but Not for Race or Gender Cases

    A memo to the department’s Office for Civil Rights reveals that the agency will allow “only disability-based discrimination” cases to proceed. Thousands of outstanding complaints will continue to sit idle.
    https://propub.li/3DawUuj
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  • mickeyrat
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    In a new message to the FBI workforce, Kash Patel just said he will "always have your backs." But Patel's first moments inside the FBI building sent the opposite message:

    All support personnel who worked in the FBI director's office were told to pack their desks and leave before Patel arrived. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/live-blog/trump-executive-orders-cabinet-expands-live-updates-rcna193104/rcrd73508
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    RFK Jr. didn’t waste any time abusing his role as HHS Secretary. His campaign is sending fundraising emails using the official HHS seal to pay off his massive debt to billionaire Gavin de Becker. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/21/nation/rfk-jr-fundraising-email-health-department-seal/?event=event12
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    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • mickeyrat
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    Rubio sought to reassure EU allies that the talks did NOT represent an abrupt departure from current American policies even as Trump echoed Putin’s rhetoric, calling Zelensky a dictator and blaming Ukraine for the war.

    https://www.kyivpost.com/post/47582
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    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • mickeyrat
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    Alt National Park Service: “Operation Whirlwind”

    What’s Happening Now?
    In 2025, Operation Whirlwind was launched under Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin to investigate alleged threats against employees of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Initially framed as a national security measure, the operation quickly took aim at Congress over past remarks deemed threatening. 🧵 (1/4)
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  • mickeyrat
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    Staffing at the HUD office that pays for housing and support services across the country is slated to be cut by 84%. Advocates warn such heavy cuts could make record-high homelessness even worse.
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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,408

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    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,408

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    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,408
    Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the DEFUND bill to not only exit the United Nations (UN), also to never allow the US to re-enter, and to never engage in future talks/agreements with the UN. Not only is this devastating to the world, but a huge step to full dictator, borders closed, North Korea/China behavior. 🧵1/2
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-introduce-bill-to-withdraw-us-from-un/ar-AA1zvIfT
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    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,888
    mickeyrat said:

    A restaurant from 6 to 10 on a Friday night that also happened to be Valentine's Day probably not busy, nothing to worry our little worm brains over.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,836
    Poncier said:
    mickeyrat said:

    A restaurant from 6 to 10 on a Friday night that also happened to be Valentine's Day probably not busy, nothing to worry our little worm brains over.
    Ummm it was Twin Peaks...probably not a lot of Valentine's dinners happening ;)

    But yes, probably busy nonetheless.
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