Abolish Tax Code and IRS?

[Richard]

An interesting position.

Wanna guess who'll get audited this year? Hint - it won't be Ms Kelley.

Richard's $.02

Rep. Steve King and the I.R.S.
Sewell Chan, NYT, 23 Feb 2010

Representative Steven A. King, Republican of Iowa, has drawn criticism in recent days after news reports indicated that he expressed “empathy” for Andrew Joseph Stack III, the disgruntled computer engineer who crashed a small plane into an office building last week, killing himself and an employee of the Internal Revenue Service. Mr. Stack left behind a rambling suicide note that expressed anger at the I.R.S., which had 190 employees in the building.

Colleen M. Kelley, the president of the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents I.R.S. workers, issued a statement on Tuesday calling on Mr. King to apologize. Ms. Kelley said in the statement:

This senseless act of violence cost an innocent man — a dedicated public servant and veteran — his life. Vernon Hunter’s family is mourning a husband, father and grandfather and IRS employees are mourning a leader, friend and colleague. Representative King’s comments are inappropriate and show an appalling lack of compassion over his death, as well as a lack of respect for the lives of federal employees nationwide.

Representative King should retract and apologize for his ill-conceived statements concerning the tragic event that took place in Austin and pledge, as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, to do everything he can to ensure that the safety of federal employees remains one of our government’s highest priorities.

Mr. King has not denied the remarks — which were apparently made at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday.

He said in a statement:

As a founder of a small business who has endured I.R.S. audits, I understand the deep frustration with the I.R.S. In the early days, my company could not run without me on the job. I once had to shut it down just to be in the room with the I.R.S. I did not get a fair shake, but I channeled my frustration the American way and ran for office. Americans looking for an outlet for their frustration should join me in calling on Congress to pass a national sales tax and abolish the current federal tax code and the I.R.S.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2...and-the-i-r-s/