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Even conservatives are worried about Trump's plans to slash the IRS

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The IRS is reportedly considering a further 50% cut to its roughly 90,000 -strong workforce.

Such a reduction would leave the IRS with less manpower than at any time since the 1950s .

The IRS has already laid off about 7,000 probationary employees as part of Trump ’s broader effort to slash the bureaucracy.

Some conservative tax policy experts say it would be misguided to significantly cut IRS staff without first simplifying the tax code.

Cutting the IRS to the bone could change its enforcement priorities too.

The agency would likely spend less of its reduced resources examining the taxes of wealthy households and businesses.

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