Article Contributed on: 11/10/2008 12:05:10 PM
Excerpt from a Libertarian newsletter:
Subject: Bailout bill contains buried provisions to invade your privacy
Do you think the IRS should set up undercover operations to entrap unsuspecting taxpayers?
Do you think the IRS should release your confidential tax returns to law enforcement and intelligence agencies upon request?
If you answered "No!" to either question, you're out of luck. Before its October recess, Congress passed a bill giving the IRS these powers.
These provisions are buried in Sections 401 and 402 of Division C in H.R. 1424, the Bailout bill.