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Don’t reward IRS malingering

By Washington Examiner

Published April 27, 2015 9:00am ET

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Don’t reward IRS malingering — Ahead of tax season, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen warned that taxpayers would suffer longer waits on the phone, receive less help from the agency, and experience a delay in refunds because of the budget cuts Congress passed. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner) | Graeme Jennings

Oh, those poor dears at the IRS.

They wasted $50 million on 225 conferences between 2010 and 2012, including a single $4.1 million conference in Anaheim, Calif.

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