Kristin Goss
@kagoss.bsky.social
Duke U. public policy professor. Write about guns, philanthropy, and American democracy. Teach Blue Devils in Durham & DC. AvGeek & cat lady.
You are a brilliant and kind colleague, always helping us become better people and a more welcoming and vibrant community for all. We are so lucky to have you at Duke-Sanford!
August 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
You are a brilliant and kind colleague, always helping us become better people and a more welcoming and vibrant community for all. We are so lucky to have you at Duke-Sanford!
Hooray!! So well deserved.
May 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hooray!! So well deserved.
Bartender, I'll have a double entendre.
April 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Bartender, I'll have a double entendre.
Reposted by Kristin Goss
1/5th over 10 years is not comparable to what is apparently being proposed. The implications for tax compliance, enforcement, and revenue are on a totally different order.
But we know what happens when you gut the IRS: you hurt honest taxpayers and reward tax cheats.
But we know what happens when you gut the IRS: you hurt honest taxpayers and reward tax cheats.
March 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
1/5th over 10 years is not comparable to what is apparently being proposed. The implications for tax compliance, enforcement, and revenue are on a totally different order.
But we know what happens when you gut the IRS: you hurt honest taxpayers and reward tax cheats.
But we know what happens when you gut the IRS: you hurt honest taxpayers and reward tax cheats.
Reposted by Kristin Goss
The IRS was drastically understaffed in the 2010s, when the service lost >1/5 of its staff over ten years. Here are a few consequences:
* Audits of millionaires declined by 71%.
* 90% of calls to the IRS identity theft hotline went unanswered.
www.brookings.edu/articles/the...
* Audits of millionaires declined by 71%.
* 90% of calls to the IRS identity theft hotline went unanswered.
www.brookings.edu/articles/the...
The battle over Direct File and the future of free public tax filing
Vanessa Williamson examines how Direct File endured GOP attacks under Trump-Musk, revealing the fight over free public tax filing.
www.brookings.edu
March 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The IRS was drastically understaffed in the 2010s, when the service lost >1/5 of its staff over ten years. Here are a few consequences:
* Audits of millionaires declined by 71%.
* 90% of calls to the IRS identity theft hotline went unanswered.
www.brookings.edu/articles/the...
* Audits of millionaires declined by 71%.
* 90% of calls to the IRS identity theft hotline went unanswered.
www.brookings.edu/articles/the...