U.S. tax agency weighs firing half of its 90,000 employees
[Japan Today] - 03/5/2025
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is considering letting go up to half of its approximately 90,000 employees, a source with knowledge of the situation told AFP on…
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