September 9, 2026

This Stays Between Us, Right?

Confidential, apparently, has exceptions.

Editorial cartoon at an IRS counter. A taxpayer hands over a 1040 beneath signs promising taxpayer confidentiality. He asks, This stays between us, right? The IRS employee answers, Absolutely, while secretly passing a file labeled Taxpayer Addresses — 47,289 Shared So Far to an ICE agent. A sign notes up to 1.28 million addresses requested.