Kansas City IRS Protests Persist

Something that we've considered over the past few weeks . . .

Sure, nobody likes the tax man . . . But everybody loves that refund check.

And so . . . 

This latest local protest is worth considering given that we MIGHT get a break from demonstrations over Easter weekend . . . Check-it: 

They're protesting the possible layoffs of IRS workers in multiple departments expected to begin this week and continue into May.

"The agency has informed us that there will be a reduction in force, or we call it a 'RIF.' So, if you hear the phrase 'RIF,' that's what it is. We're hearing a lot more from the news than we are from our agency, which is not usually how it goes," Scharpenburg said. "We know some percent of people are going to get removed, and we don't know what that percentage is."

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