Politics

The GOP’s Phony Push to Abolish the IRS

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The RNC is raising money from grassroots supporters with an ‘Abolish the IRS’ campaign. But the GOP will never do it, and candidates won’t get behind the idea.

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While there’s essentially zero chance that Republican legislators will seriously try to abolish the IRS anytime soon, that hasn’t stopped the Republican National Committee from raising money off the idea, despite the reluctance of GOP candidates to embrace the platform.

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