The Dangers of Defanging the IRS
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Editor's Note: There are a lot of ideas on how to "fix" taxes, though many conflict with each other and most fail. From around the world, here is one of several current prescriptions.
Seeking revenue to help fill a gaping budget hole, officials in New Jersey two years ago made an offer to tax cheats: Those who owed could come clean and pay up, with no penalties and no questions asked.