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Pete Buttigieg: “The IRS has lost capability to make sure people just pay…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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And if we true that up, not to mention just making sure we do better on things like tax evasion, The IRS has lost capability to make sure people just pay what they're actually supposed to be paying. On paper, we're talking about enormous, enormous resources that become available for the things that people expect their government to be on top of, like infrastructure and national defense and make sure that our schools and our health are in good shape. (20:49–20:55)

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Asserts that the IRS lacks the capability to ensure proper tax payments.

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