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Trump picks avid poker player and auctioneer to head IRS (www.rawstory.com)

submitted 3 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social

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President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday selected former Rep. Billy Long (R-MO), an auctioneer and ardent poker player, to be the country’s next IRS commissioner.

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[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 43 points 3 months ago (1 children)

dude couldn't hack it in college, and instead did nine days of 'school' to be an auctioneer. he's gonna be in way over his head.

oh, wait. my bad. that's by design.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You know how shitty leadership can bog down an entire company? What are the odds that these people are so incompetent that they accidentally make our government work as intended?

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago

that's literally our only hope... that nothing really harmful actually gets implemented because of all the infighting.

for that to kick into high-gear, we really do need a few republicants in the house and in the senate to not go along with their 'plan'

[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 35 points 3 months ago

This next government office up for sale is a sweet little parcel...

[–] djsoren19@yiffit.net 8 points 3 months ago

I feel like this guy has more severe disqualifications than enjoying a few hands of poker every Friday.