From Politico:
A Republican tax writer ripped IRS CEO Frank Bisignano on Wednesday, blasting him as unprepared for his appearance before the House Ways and Means Committee.
“This is unacceptable,” Rep.
Max Miller (R-Ohio) told Bisignano, who frequently offered vague answers to lawmakers’ questions about tax-filing season, Republicans’ signature tax cuts and other issues.“You really need to come in here and answer the questions that these members ask you directly, and saying ‘I’ll come see you in your office,’ even to me, on very basic questions that I’m asking you, is really upsetting,” Miller said. “I am very embarrassed right now for my side.” …
Miller was frustrated by Bisignano’s answers to his inquiries about the agency’s plans for taxing digital assets, an admittedly arcane topic. But Bisignano’s responses to lawmakers’ questions on a range of issues were often vague and repetitive. And he appeared to be unfamiliar with some aspects of President Donald Trump’s signature tax breaks. …
Miller said he blamed Bisignano’s advisers who accompanied him to the hearing.
“You need to do a better job of educating the IRS commissioner about the questions that he’s coming here to answer,” Miller told them. “If I was working for a principal, I would never let them walk into a hearing like this.”
13 comments:
Buyers remorse? My guess is he’s looking at the polls and knows a midterm blue wave is coming.
All the prep in the world can’t make someone as dumb and lazy as Frank look competent and in control.
I’m not sure if I speak for everyone but Frank is very much appreciated in my office. Very nice guy who sent us pretzels. Could it get worse than O’Malley? Would you rather have a successful billionaire who has run a successful business, or…the guy who got 1% of the vote against lock her up?
🥨…. I guess that is a priority for the SSA employees. By the way, this millionaire is being sued by his former company shareholders for cooking the books. Let’s put a pin on his business acumen
I wonder, is this sarcasm? 🤔
This has to be sarcastic, there is no other explanation.
It is the same problem at SSA, a decision that effects one agenda create additional problems that even though advisors are stating the side effects will happen, Bisignano ignores recommendations and goes forward without regard to consequences. It just seems to be a robber baron mentality with this administration.
Still trying to figure out how you have an incompetent conformation hearing for one agency and this give ability to be the head of another agency at the same time
Yup. Pumping the tires for his daughter’s boutique pretzel biz. Hobby sh— for the 1 percent I guess. lol
Maybe Frankie should send him some pretzels
Three thoughts in no particular order: (1) He has lost a ton of weight, (2) He looks tired: at the hearing, and on Mornings with Maria, (3) He's a terrible public speaker; Gilligan from Gilligan's Island is better than Frank B. So, What. Frank didn't say anything to get himself fired. It's just that on TV, he makes white bread look boring.
I joked when i saw them it was his daughter’s company is this true?
I think if you look up the pretzelables company, it does list a Bisignano as running the company and I’m pretty sure everything lines up. I mean, it’s hardly high-end malfeasance- but just indicative of how this is all being treated at the top. I mean, you really see the Viktor Orban level cronyism even if it’s low level -and this is just the stuff that I’m seeing as a nobody.
Frank is getting ready to outsource all IRS functions to Fiserv.
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