IRS Employees Flee Like Porgs from a Wampa! A Trump Tax Cut Mirage?

A Great Disturbance in the Force There Is

Hmm a great disturbance in the Force I sense. Twenty thousand IRS employees interested in deferred resignation they are. Like younglings fleeing Darth Vader a mass exodus this is! If all accept 20% shrink the agency will. More than 102,000 workers it had in 2024 yes. On paid leave until the end of the fiscal year they will go. September 30 it ends. A surprise this is not. Always in motion the future is... or perhaps just the budget it is.

Deadline Day and Departing Droids

Income tax returns Americans had to file. On the very day this news breaks! Coincidence this is? Or a cunning plan perhaps? Plans to cut up to 40% of its workforce the IRS has according to internal documents. Since January 12,000 staffers resigned or laid off they have. Feels like Order 66 this does. Run they must. A trap it is! Or maybe they all got tired of the Senate's budget cuts.

Anonymity a Powerful Ally

Hmm an unnamed source spoke to CNBC. Internal matters they discussed. When the agency will follow up unclear it is. Anonymity a powerful ally it can be. But careful we must be. Fear leads to anger anger leads to hate hate leads to... well probably just a higher tax bracket. The dark side clouds everything it does.

Approximately the Same or a Jedi Mind Trick?

Treasury Department says "Approximately the same." Trump the number of employees leaving approximately the same as Biden added. A Jedi mind trick this is? Or simply creative accounting? Wasteful Biden era hiring surges they say need to roll back. Improve efficiency and quality of service they will. May the Force be with them. They'll need it. Good relations with the wookies I have.

The Trump Gambit: Shrink or Sink?

Buyouts across the government offered by Trump. To shrink the federal workforce rapidly and drastically. Ten percent they expect to take the offer. A bold move this is. But beware the dark side. Easier quicker more seductive it is. But careful we must be. Sink or swim the federal workforce will hmm?

A New Hope? Or Another Phantom Menace?

So a new hope this is? Or another phantom menace? Efficiency they seek. But at what cost? American people deserve service they do. Collections privacy and customer service important they are. Balance we must find. Like balancing the budget while fighting the Sith... difficult it is. Remember size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size do you? Hmm? Hmm.