cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25883319
Summary
IRS worker Robert McCabe, a Trump voter, expressed shock after being among 7,000 laid off by DOGE, an initiative under the Trump administration led by Elon Musk.
McCabe stated DOGE is acting like a “wrecking ball and destroying people’s lives for no reason.”
The layoffs, targeting probationary employees with less than a year of service, affect hundreds at the IRS and are part of a broader effort to shrink the federal workforce.
The cuts raise concerns about impacts on tax collection during a critical season.
So for reference, right now more than half the US doesn’t pay income tax due to not making enough. With the External Revenue Service, everyone is going to start paying those taxes through higher prices.
So Trumps plan, as is usually the case is to push the tax burden on lower income households and decrease taxes for the wealthy.