Any politician that says they are going to scrap the IRS is full of it. The government has myriads of other taxes it collects and you need an organization to collect it. Taxes are too grey....not black or white. The IRS needs it wings clipped for sure, however congress needs to make taxes more black and white so there is no discretion and mushyness allowing the agency to say everything is income. Tax law should always favor the common human and force the agency to prove its case before taking any action.