OUTSOURCING IRS WORK, TOO COSTLY

It turns out that outsourcing IRS debt collection services to the private sector cost the U.S. taxpayer more than 3 times what it would have cost us if the IRS had done it themselves. From ataxingmatter.com we find:

The IRS's review found that collection costs for the privatization program were much higher than for government work: 24 cents per dollar collected, compared to 7 cents per dollar collected by the IRS.

But I'm sure all those outsourced, no-bid, contracts in Iraq were cheaper, right?

- Mark