Just when you think Republicans have forgotten how to be Republicans...
Hastert would like to see IRS eliminated.
A noble goal, but it will be easier to push a peanut to the summit of Mount Everest with your nose.
The current tax system is an enormous reservoir of raw political power for both parties, maybe the largest one there is. The power to penalize and reward with the tax code--a function which seems to occupy about 80 percent of all tax laws--is not something politicians will let go of easily.
But imagine not having to tell a government agency your life story every April. Those who value personal privacy should be behind this 100 percent.