IRS Now Has More Agents Than German Army

[Frosty]

The Internal Revenue Service includes an estimated 106,000 agents and employees.

 The Treasury Department allocated $11.522 billion to the agency for operations in 2009. Thanks to Obamacare the agency is expected to hire from 11,800 to 16,500 new agents.

 That means the IRS will have from 117,800 to 122,500 after Obamacare is implemented.

 The IRS has more agents than the German (62,279), Spanish (75,000) and Canadian (68,250) armies.

 The Family Research Counsel also points out these shocking facts:

** The IRS has its own SWAT team.
** It has its own intelligence unit.
** And it has more agents than the armies of Canada, Spain or Germany have soldiers

 Don’t you feel safe now?

[TAB]

Almost all federal agencys have thier own leo branch.

[alfsauve]

Even the department of Education has a SWAT team.

[crusader rabbit]

Local YMCA, Checkers Burgers, and CVS Pharmacies have their own SWAT teams.

Nothing to see here, Citizen.  Move along. /sarc sort of off

Crusader Rabbit

[santahog]

Even the department of Education has a SWAT team.

Just in case some parent or teacher would dare tan a kids hide for showing his butt...
We can't have that kind of violence in school, don't ya know..

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[Magoo541]

The funny thing is if we all decided to not pay taxes they would still be out numbered  800 to 1 by armed citizens (anonymous in most parts of the country too).  It's all about deterrence- at this point.

[Solus]

Not that I am fond of all the IRS agents, but there is a bit of perspective to keep in mind here.

Germany is a country about the size of our state of Oregon.

Most anything they do on a national level will be smaller than we do at the same level in the US.

Additionally, after WWII, Germany was restricted in the size and capabilities of their armed forces.  Don't know if those restrictions still apply..and I guess with the unification of Germany, it is now bigger than Oregon..but still not in the same league as the US.

[Magoo541]

Not that I am fond of all the IRS agents, but there is a bit of perspective to keep in mind here.

Germany is a country about the size of our state of Oregon.

Most anything they do on a national level will be smaller than we do at the same level in the US.

Additionally, after WWII, Germany was restricted in the size and capabilities of their armed forces.  Don't know if those restrictions still apply..and I guess with the unification of Germany, it is now bigger than Oregon..but still not in the same league as the US.

Physical size but start comparing economies, GDP, or population and Germany is closer to the US as a whole than Oregon.  Plus we smell better, especially if you like patchouli oil