Some GOP presidential hopefuls have suggested abolishing the Internal Revenue Service. Critics of our current tax policy may agree that reform is needed but few believe eliminating the IRS is a serious solution. We look back at the history of the IRS and the possibility of a tax system without it.
Guests:
Steven Weismen, Vice President for Publications and Communications, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Joseph Thorndike, Director of the Tax History Project, Tax Analysts
Chris Edwards, Director of Tax Policy, Cato Institute