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mekdoonggiyesterday at 2:59 PM9 repliesview on HN

A NYT columnist Jamelle Bouie suggested (in jest) that the next Democrat administration send armed IRS agents to gated communities in Florida, to "investigate tax fraud".

But this is exactly why all citizens should be concerned about the infringement of rights happening in Minnesota. If it is allowed without prosecution, you are next.


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rurpyesterday at 5:18 PM

Right, if a future democratic president starts sending masked government thugs out to assault and kidnap American citizens we all know that 100% of the people who are defending the current ICE atrocities will suddenly be outraged about government tyranny.

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iugtmkbdfil834yesterday at 3:06 PM

Zero disagreement. Rules of engagement should be clear to everyone. How can you possibly play the game if the rules keep changing based on political expediency. And we all know.. that that kind of a game is rigged from the start.

That said, I was thinking more about people all of us building tools that got us into the situation we are in now.

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terespuwashyesterday at 3:09 PM

His brilliant columns is the only reason I would ever consider a NYT subscription.

jimbokunyesterday at 6:48 PM

Would probably be very popular, outside the kind of people whose donations fund political campaigns.

eunosyesterday at 5:56 PM

If Dem could win big soon the lawfare against Trump business could be huge. DOGE purge alone was making a lot of bad blood.

guywithahatyesterday at 3:54 PM

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direwolf20yesterday at 5:00 PM

A democratic administration would be extremely unlikely to do that, I think. Democrats are usually middle–of–the–road, don't–upset–anyone types. Radical centrists, if you will. That's why the elections of people like Mamdani are so shocking.

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gaddersyesterday at 4:10 PM

Not massively different to Obama weaponising the IRS against the Tea Party.

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antonymooseyesterday at 3:15 PM

Why would anyone be opposed to the IRS catching tax cheats? This seems like such a bone-headed take.

In any case it’s also historically illiterate, the IRS has long been used as a political weapon, infamously against “Tea Party” activists.

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