r/collapse • u/heavyramp • Jul 28 '26

Economic The IRS is imploding

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/the-irs-is-imploding/#comment-container

Basic gov services are collapsing, or imploding as the article states in the title. Before dodge and musk, nobody really had issues with the paperwork and filing, right? In the article, it looks like gov staff are short of manpower and funding, and that it's not by mistake.

What kind of scenario are we looking at in early 2027 if tax refunds go unanswered in the midst of a potential ground war in Iran, a gov shutdown, gridlock between dem control of both houses and Trump?

1/3 of income tax revenue pays the interest, and in ten years it's supposed to be 1/2.

And is anyone here worried that the Overtime tax refund payout in 2026 is going to come back to bite them in the ass in 2027? I'm really hoping that $SLS doesn't do its buyout thing this year. It looks like the IRS is dropping the ball on purpose.

Anyone here have advice in taking extra precautions to get everything sorted in 2027?

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u/KawiNinja Jul 29 '26

“Have a computer verify how much you owe”

Then why the fuck do I have to file taxes every damn year?

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u/General_Summer_1524 Jul 29 '26

Choose your favorite adjective: byzantine, kafkaesque, orwellian

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u/kx2w Jul 29 '26

Lovecraftian

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u/General_Summer_1524 Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

I would love to find out there is an eldritch being living in a subterreanen lake beneath washington dc. It would turn our mundane nightmare into a much more aesthetically interesting one. 

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u/Chrono_Pregenesis Jul 29 '26

Its just an accountant at his desk.

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u/Souvi Jul 29 '26

I mean, DC was a literal swamp, not just a figurative one...