Unbridled Power
Unbridled Power by Shelley L. Davis, published by HarperCollins on March 4, 1998, is a revealing account that offers an insider’s perspective on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In this edition, Davis, who served as the IRS’s first and last official historian, shares her experiences and observations about the agency, highlighting controversial practices and decisions that may provoke concern among readers. The book spans 284 pages and is presented in English.
Readers will discover a range of unsettling revelations about the IRS, including secretive plots related to presidential tax returns and the agency’s involvement in the Watergate Enemies List. The narrative delves into issues such as failed attempts at modernization, the destruction of incriminating records, and the use of taxpayer privacy laws to shield the agency from scrutiny. Through these insights, Davis sheds light on the complexities of government operations and the implications for public trust in institutions.
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Hired by the IRS as its first — and last — official historian, Shelley Davis was afforded a rare glimpse into the nation’s most feared government agency. What she saw, and what she writes, will outrage you.
Learn the shocking truth behind its closed doors:
- A secret plot to destroy presidential tax returns
- The real story of the IRS and the Watergate Enemies List
- Botched efforts to computerize and the resulting cover-up
- Deliberate destruction of self-incriminating records
- Use of taxpayer privacy laws by the IRS to protect itself from public scrutiny
- Audits of political enemies
“Shelley’s story speaks directly to that pervasive fear so many of us law-abiding Americans feel, deep in our guts, that our own government is, at best, hiding something from us, and at worst, working against those folks it exists to serve.”
— From the foreward by Mary Matalin
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