davidl@tekadg.UUCP (Dave) (04/15/85)
Unfortunately I didn't see the article myself, but someone told me the other day that they saw a newspaper article wherein some self-styled "tax revolt" organization was proposing that the IRS could be effectively done away with by fouling up their system with spurious data; i.e. if a reasonable percentage of the taxpaying public were to file a completely bogus return, listing nonexistent person, fictitious address, SSN, etc. etc. the IRS's computers would get such a case of catarrh they would ooze to a halt. Reportedly this organization claimed to be publishing a pamphlet giving detailed instructions on how to use a common telephone directory as a "random information generator" for use in filling out bogus returns. Has anybody else heard about this? Me, I'm convinced that the IRS will be with us until the 16th amendment gets repealed... but...