GOP in Congress urge shutdown of tax-collecting IRS

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6. Without all the federal tax money pouring in to prop up the red states

those Republican legislatures would be crying poor and demanding their share. Republicans love to brag about their low tax states with no health and safety regulations, and schools on the cheap where an "A" is the equivalent of a "D+" in other states. Its the biggest scam in the country where they fill in their annual revenue short falls with money sucked in from taxpayers in the more prosperous blue states. And why fund clean air and water programs or first responders when they can get the feds to pick up the tab and do the remedial work.

Republicans aren't stupid. OK, they're not smart either, but they really excel at being outstanding crooks, cheats and conmen.