Archive: https://archive.today/UhBGp From the post: >>The Internal Revenue Service furloughed nearly half of its workforce on Wednesday as part of the ongoing government shutdown. Around 40,000 employees are set to remain working as the shutdown entered its eighth day, with the majority its operations closed. Democrats and Republicans have failed to reach an agreement in their dispute over Obamacare premium tax credits, with no endgame in sight. The IRS's initial contingency plan, which provided for the first five business days of operations, stated that the department would remain open using Democrat Inflation Reduction Act funds.