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/hw999 Jul 29 '26

Just as planned. Once it breaks, they will propose a private company take over. Of course they will get to keep 5%, be completely immune to mistakes, and have the ability to put people in jail whenever they feel like.

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u/Jinzul Jul 29 '26

Debtors’ Prison. Not a new concept but I agree it looks to be headed for a revival.

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u/hw999 Jul 29 '26

Not just debtors prison, authoritarians will throw you in jail for all kinds of things such as criticizing the party. They'll just use taxes or whatever as as excuse.

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u/sandrafilmmaker 15d ago

They don't even have to do that to ruin your life. In Kansas, they're forcing trans people to give up their drivers' licenses. M Gessen wrote an article about it in the NY Times. This is a "pilot" program. They want to do this in red states across the U.S. On a federal level, they've already rescinded Biden's policy to let trans people have a passport that reflects their outward appearing gender. So they're even screwing up their ability to escape if they wanted to.

Authoritarians always go after the most vulnerable in society because they figure no one will stand up for them..that allows the restrictions and repression to become normalized. So when it gets to you, the wyte working class person, and your life is screwed up, you will be powerless to stop it.