IRS announces plans to garnish Social Security checks for Iowans with 'unpaid debt' — where's the 'common sense' in taxing us twice?
I'm honestly sick of this. I just read that the IRS is moving to garnish Social Security benefits right here in Iowa for what they're calling 'outstanding irs social security debt iowa.' Let me get this straight — we work our whole lives, pay into the system, and then they want to take more money out of our retirement checks? I'm not against paying what you owe, but since when does 'common sense' allow the government to double-dip on our own benefits? My neighbor is getting a letter saying they're docking her check 15% starting next month. What's next, taking our property taxes out of our Social Security too? Someone tell me how this helps the small-town farmers and retired factory workers in this state. This isn't fiscal responsibility — it's theft, plain and simple.