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Re:Tax preparation industry alarmed over plan for IRS free t... by mansion7 on Friday March 31, 2023 @01:03AM (#35382799)
Bigotry against tax collectors is a new one. Are tax enforcers an oppressed or marginalized community?
Re:Tax preparation industry alarmed over plan for IRS free t... by knodi123 on Friday March 31, 2023 @01:09AM (#35382849)
> Are tax enforcers an oppressed or marginalized community?

Well, historically, yes. But in my dictionary, bigoted means "obstinately or unreasonably attached to a belief, opinion, or faction, in particular prejudiced against or antagonistic toward a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular group". So you can certainly be bigoted against the IRS and its employees. No need for the "oppressed or marginalized" part.

Re:Tax preparation industry alarmed over plan for IRS free t... by komali2 on Friday March 31, 2023 @01:37AM (#35383051)
> Well, historically, yes.

Are we talking about the same people here? Cause when I hear tax collector I think sheriff of Nottingham lol. I feel like something has gone way off the rails here.

Re:Tax preparation industry alarmed over plan for IRS free t... by knodi123 on Saturday April 01, 2023 @10:52PM (#35406678)
The "well historically, yes" was a silly quip, but I was thinking about the story of Saul in the bible, who was despised and endangered due to his career as a tax collector.
Re:Tax preparation industry alarmed over plan for IRS free t... by SilasX on Friday March 31, 2023 @01:24AM (#35382958)
Like knodi123 said, yes! The New Testament uses tax collectors as a frequent stand-in for "obvious degenerate everyone hates".
Re:Tax preparation industry alarmed over plan for IRS free t... by lmm on Friday March 31, 2023 @02:04AM (#35383230)
I met a guy in Cornwall who told me there are locals who won't drink in the same pub as him because his grandfather was the local customs man.
Re:Tax preparation industry alarmed over plan for IRS free t... by cultureswitch on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @10:10AM (#35439895)
That's them deciding for themselves not to associate with him on a personal basis.

Though personally I wouldn't blame the kid for the sins of the father or grandfather.