do you really think that this isn't a case of selective law enforcement?
the IRS is famously understaffed, why Facebook? why not Apple? or Amazon? or will they go after them next??
edit: and google?
the IRS is famously understaffed, why Facebook? why not Apple? or Amazon? or will they go after them next??
edit: and google?
Also the IRS would definitely go after Amazon instead if it were politically motivated.
[1]: Can't find absolute numbers but US users have 10x revenue per user: https://www.statista.com/statistics/251328/facebooks-average...
amazon is running computing services for the government, which makes me doubt it.
And what about Google?
https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-02-13...
Also if FB is being picked out of all large companies by the Trump administration for something like this which most all large companies have been doing for decades it's easy to believe it may be to get FB back in line with the fake narrative of "stop silencing conservatives on FB" which is a narrative that doesn't exist, but has been pushed by Trump admin folks online for a while now.
> Secondly, have you done your research? Surely Facebook is not the only company being targeted by the government right now. I can assure you that, surely there are more.
But, if this administration does have something to do with targeting Facebook, why would they not go after Amazon if this is politically charged? Trump has been vocal about his hatred of Bezos and Amazon, and his base would love to see it. It would be a fairly safe thing to go after, and honestly even I would have trouble being outraged by it as a non-Trump person.
Also, does the IRS need staff to sue an entity? If they wanted to audit Facebook, sure, they would need staff. But in this case, it's a lawsuit. All you need is lawyers. And since lawyers aren't busy doing IRS audits, they probably have a lot more free time to handle billion dollar lawsuits.