Live data from Hacker News

Musk's DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS

washingtonpost.com

31–40 of 41 posts

Re: Musk's DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS

#31
post #5

Missing word: "Illegal" access. Henchmen violating privacy laws is just as illegal as of they were murdering people in the street. There's no "because your boss is a clown" exception.

The word "illegal" has no meaning in this context. It's like telling the fox it is not allowed to enter the henhouse after handing it over the keys and the deed.

Re: Musk's DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS

#32

So the White House (where doge sits) has direct access to anyone’s tax returns. I assume this can be used to blackmail or threaten anyone they don’t like? Imagine the outcry if the Biden White House had tried to do this, especially because Trump has never (to this day!) posted his tax returns..

Hmm. Tinfoil hat time... Musk could use this to get Trump's tax returns. That could be blackmail material on Trump. (And the Supreme Court, in the same way.) He could leverage that into getting an even freer hand to do whatever he wants. Now who's ruling the country? People talked about "President Musk", but that was just sarcasm (we think). But he could use this to really be "the power behind the throne", with money…

Blackmailing someone who controls the DOJ is a very bad idea. That one. Secondly, you cannot blackmail Trump with this. His cult followers just shrug because, you know - her emails.

Re: Musk's DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS

#33
Today is a very good time to file a tax return filing extension (Form 4068) giving the likely compromising of our taxpayer data and it's also a very good time to contact your state Attorney General and your members of Congress on this ongoing crisis.

Re: Musk's DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS

#36
post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is inevitable. US attorneys are being given orders inconsistent with the law and DOJ rules. US attorneys are resigning instead, Democrat and Republican. Eventually the only people left are those willing to follow Trump's orders rather than the law. The federal government is nearing a state of abeyance. It's run by a mafia. Why wouldn't they come for judges next?

Sadly they're already coming after judges: https://www.axios.com/2025/02/16/impeachment-judges-republic...

We need US military to step in and jail all traitors.

Re: Musk's DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS

#37
post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is inevitable. US attorneys are being given orders inconsistent with the law and DOJ rules. US attorneys are resigning instead, Democrat and Republican. Eventually the only people left are those willing to follow Trump's orders rather than the law. The federal government is nearing a state of abeyance. It's run by a mafia. Why wouldn't they come for judges next?

Sadly they're already coming after judges: https://www.axios.com/2025/02/16/impeachment-judges-republic...

That article says that they are talking about introducing articles of impeachment, which have almost zero chance of succeeding. So, no, not "already", and not in a way that is likely to do anything.

That's more "performative bloviation" than anything of substance.

Re: Musk's DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS

#38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sadly they're already coming after judges: https://www.axios.com/2025/02/16/impeachment-judges-republic...

We need US military to step in and jail all traitors.

Be very careful about advocating for that. You could be the side that the military judges to be "traitors".

Re: Musk's DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS

#39
post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is going to be decided soon if courts have any practical enforcement ability at all against them. Could get very ugly.

What happens if court says "it's ok"?

And if the court says it is not ok? Trump will pardon Musk.

Re: Musk's DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS

#40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Then Musk will use the data to further his aims. Dissidents will have addresses, employers, etc exposed, for randos to use to abuse the dissidents.

So like how leftists have been hounding and doxing people for the last decade? What goes around comes around, wake me up when something unexpected happens

[Citation missing]
Post reply on HN