Quote from TGregg:
Who? Politicians, that's who. Politicians regard the IRS as their bread and butter. If it weren't for the IRS, there'd be no special interests (or a lot less, anyways). If it weren't for special interests, there'd be no lobbyists. And if it weren't for lobbyists, there'd be no huge warchests and payoffs.
Not saying it is right, just saying that's how it is. Any politician who says he's ready to abolish the IRS is a politician saying "I don't want any more money or power or babes (or in certain democratic circles, little boys)."
The IRS isn't going anywhere until "we the people" stand up to our federal government en masse and demand real serious changes. Since the "47%" and the their pro big government bleeding heart cheerleaders don't care about such realities. It's up to the rest of us to decide it's time, and start organizing.