Musk Wants to Replace Auditors With AI and Twitter Polls
DOGE is turning the IRS into a billionaire-friendly data farm while slashing enforcement and targeting the vulnerable.
If you thought the IRS was about enforcing tax laws, think again.
Under the Trump administration's latest restructuring efforts—led by none other than Elon Musk’s U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—the agency seems to be transforming into a financial data farm for the billionaire class.
The first casualty? Acting Chief Counsel William Paul, who, according to anonymous sources, was removed from his position after DOGE attempted to access sensitive taxpayer records and faced pushback from career IRS officials.
This isn’t just a routine reshuffling; it’s a hostile takeover.
Musk’s DOGE wants full access to the IRS database under the guise of “reducing fraud in federal benefits spending.” Translation? They want tax records to cross-check who’s getting government money—conveniently overlooking the billion-dollar corporate tax loopholes while targeting individuals on the lower end of the economic spectrum.
The Purge: When Tax Experts Become Roadblocks
Paul’s ouster is just one piece of a broader purge at the IRS.
Doug O’Donnell, a respected career official, left last month, and David A. Lebryk, a key figure at Treasury, also walked out in January. Why? Because they dared resist DOGE’s overreach, including an attempt to hand over the addresses of 700,000 undocumented immigrants—a move widely viewed as illegal.
Meanwhile, Musk’s government “efficiency” crusade is best achieved by gutting the IRS entirely.
The administration is pushing forward with plans to lay off another 25,000 IRS employees on top of the 12,000 already gone. Because nothing screams “reducing the deficit” like firing the people responsible for collecting revenue.
A Billionaire’s Dream: Audit the Poor, Let the Rich Escape
Let’s be clear: This isn’t about stopping fraud; it’s about shifting scrutiny away from those who dodge taxes at a meaningful scale.
The ultra-wealthy, Musk included, have long relied on an understaffed IRS to look the other way while they shuffle billions through creative accounting.
But now, instead of beefing up enforcement where it matters—like investigating offshore accounts and corporate tax evasion—DOGE wants to repurpose IRS data for its agenda.
At this rate, we might as well let Musk run audits using a Twitter poll. “Should billionaires pay taxes? Vote below!”
Make It Make Sense
The IRS is one of the few agencies that actually generates more revenue than it costs.
Cutting enforcement means less tax collected, more deficits, and more justification for slashing government services. If that sounds like a long-term plan to dismantle public benefits while ensuring billionaires keep their fortunes untaxed, that’s because it is.
And let’s not ignore the irony of Musk’s DOGE pushing for more government efficiency while treating taxpayer data like a private ledger for political fishing expeditions. But don’t worry, once all the IRS employees are gone, maybe we’ll finally get our tax bills explained in meme format:
“Taxes? Oh, you mean voluntary donations to the government! Lmao 🚀🚀.”
That’s the point.