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The IRS is not suddenly arming itself to come collect your taxes, as U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz suggested on Fox News. The agency has a century-old criminal investigation division that routinely buys weapons and ammunition for its special agents. https://t.co/rHDuMAyXoY — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 18, 2022

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Former President Donald Trump said ranked choice voting in Alaska is rigged. Ranked choice voting is a legal way to elect officials, and the state successfully used it in their primary elections earlier this week. https://t.co/WZqImFx9Uh — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 18, 2022

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The 87,000 figure includes hires across the IRS, including information technology and taxpayer services. More than half of the IRS workforce is close to retirement, and the plan was created with that exodus in mind. https://t.co/xhdTLW38kb — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 18, 2022