IRS provides proof that it means it this time around

03 Jan IRS provides proof that it means it this time around

This dynamic created a backlash that eventually convinced the Obama administration to tell the IRS (quietly, of course) to lay off on the penalties, effectively removing the teeth that were scaring employers into slashing worker counts and hours. Publicly, they announced that they would be running roughshod all over the Obamacare mandates, providing cover and confidence for people to ignore the rules.