Seventeen Senators Back IRS Union's Opposition To Private Tax Collectors
Source: Windsor Genova, AHN News, January 29, 2008 8:38 p.m. EST
Seventeen senators on Tuesday expressed support to an Internal Revenue Service union's call for the agency to end the use of private tax collectors.
...... The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) quoted Dorgan as saying in the letter, "While we understand and commend efforts to ensure that all taxpayers pay their fair share of taxes, we believe tax collection is an inherently governmental function that should only be performed by trained and proficient IRS employees."