IRS collects milestone $1B in back taxes from high-wealth taxpayers

Okay... That'll fund like what.. An hour of governance?

Why more Americans Are not mad at the complete waste of our tax money is beyond me

For a billion dollars, other countries are successfully building entire transit systems, high speed rails, other infrastructure, or running massive welfare programs.

We should be getting so much more.

Many are fed up with the status quo, the other portion seems intolerant of any criticism of state largess. As another comment has pointed out, those who approve of the state's spending and feel it is a good value are free to donate to the Treasury Dept.

I imagine this wouldn't be so controversial if taxes were not so exorbitant, if the tax code was straightforward and if institutions were more inspiring of the public's confidence. Class warfare isn't an alternative to acknowledging these problems.