IRS Wage Garnishment - Hitting Below the Belt

Here's the Rub: Payday is the day of the week thatfull.
everyone looks forward to. It's a shame that whenHow could I do that to someone? Especially when I
someone owes the IRS money the day that you'reknew that the target couldn't buy their kids new
looking forward to, becomes a day of dread. A wageclothes for school, heck the target couldn't even buy
garnishment is one of the dirtiest tricks in an IRStheir kids school supplies. The IRS only sees a debtor
Hit-man's arsenal and I used it more times than I canas a target and if I didn't take the "hit" someone else
count to enforce a collection "action".would. Even if you don't get a paycheck, if you get
It's My Money! I'm sure when you see half of yoursocial security or disability the IRS can garnish that too.
paycheck disappear you're angry that the IRS thinksIn fact the IRS can garnish up to 15% of social security.
they can take your money. When you owe backI would always feel a twinge of guilt taking money
taxes, your money becomes Uncle Sam's money, andfrom someone on a fixed income.
it was my job to make sure my Uncle's pockets were