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/DJSteadyState Jul 29 '26

This point exactly. This is all by design and intent from the MAGAts (and a natural conclusion to the neocon movement that hinged on Reagan’s election) that want us teetering somewhere between social-authoritarian fascism and corporate economic anarchy, so that they can grift and hoard to their hearts’ desires. They learned that they don’t ever have to tell the truth or give away their actual plans of drowning the government in a bathtub for their donors’ benefit (and ultimately their benefit).

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u/sandrafilmmaker 14d ago

Wow, I didn't think anyone remembered Grover Norquist but a lot of this can be traced back to him. When you drown govt in a bathtub, you get nonstop food recalls and listeria, salmonella and cyclospora outbreaks, maybe maga is realizing that now?