A law unto itself
Describes how the IRS processes tax returns, the methods used by the IRS to obtain financial information, and the ways it has used its power in an improper manner.
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- S&C basically invented modern white collar crime. It's hard to find outside of libraries, but: https://www.amazon.com/Law-Unto-Itself-Sullivan-Cromwell/dp/... is an exceptional read on their history.
(I still think Crypto is worthless, but the concerns about S&C in this case are likely very legitimate!)
- Keep in mind, this is the only government entity who spent millions of dollars to figure out how to continue to collect taxes in the event of a nuclear war and the collapse of society.
Great book if you want to get really scared about how much power the IRS actually has: http://www.amazon.com/Law-Unto-Itself-Abuse-Power/dp/0679732...?
I wonder whatever happened to the "kinder gentler" IRS we were supposed to get with the Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998?
Just in case you're lazy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Revenue_Service_Restru...
