A Facebook post claimed it would be cheaper to put a police officer in every American public school than to 'hire 87,000 IRS agents.' The most reliable data sources suggest that's flawed. It also doesn’t account for staffing variables.
stated on August 14, 2022 in a Facebook post
The Treasury said in 2021 that if the agency were allotted $80 billion, it would hope to spend it on increasing enforcement as well as modernizing antiquated information technology, and investing in meaningful taxpayer service. However, the agency has also stated that it is not yet finalized how it will disburse the funds.
Setting aside cost, research has not found that the presence of resource officers or other law enforcementAbout half of all public K-12 schools in the United States already employ law enforcement or school resource officers, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.A Facebook post by a Texas sheriff’s department claimed that"with the combined salary of the 87,000 new IRS agents" you could put a police officer in every public school in the U.S.
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