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From Fox News:

Taxpayers could see delays in getting their refunds this year -- as well as "unacceptable" customer service -- as the IRS commissioner warns budget cuts are forcing the agency to cut back.

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, in an email sent to workers and obtained by Fox News, predicted a messy tax season on several fronts. 

"The effect of these cuts will hurt taxpayers and our tax system," he wrote. 

He said the cuts could force the IRS to shut down operations for two days later this year, resulting in unpaid furloughs for employees and service cuts for taxpayers. 

But in the near-term, the commissioner said cuts in overtime and temporary staff hours could cause delays in refunds. 

What government has come down to....a blackmail operation.  They don't get a big enough budget, so they are going to hurt the ordinary citizen -- unless us chumps pay up.

Remember, Koskinen is the party hack who said that they couldn't find ANY of Lois Lerner's emails. Who said there wasn't any targeting of conservatives and conservative groups.  Another Democrat thug, using the power of the government as a club.

Will the public remember come 2016?

Fraud, you say....

People have been saying that the lies told by Obama would be criminal fraud if done by someone in the private sector.  Buf for our anointed one, it's just standard procedure.

Now, we have word about other fraud in Obamacare.  From NRO's The Corner comes this:

While the Obama administration looks to put HealthCare.gov’s woes behind it, another one of the health-care law’s key aspects could pose the latest problem for its supporters. A report by the Treasury Department’s inspector general found that the law’s health-care subsidies may be susceptible to fraud.

According to the report, problems will likely arise as recipients claim the subsidies on their 2014 tax returns. To address this issue, the IRS must improve its current system and controls for preventing fraud.

Yep....those wonderful folks at the IRS, who will impose the "tax" for the mandate, now have one more thing to deal with.

Simply marvelous, as we used to say.