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Many people have argued that taxation is theft. This story brings that point to a whole other level.

A Tennessee man is being threatened with having his property seized after the IRS made a $20,000 mistake. This is because, according to the government, when you make a mistake, you face a penalty. The ironic thing about this is that if they make a mistake, you also face a penalty. To call this tyrannical would be an understatement.

Per WTVF:

Wilson Perry Kirby just wanted to do the right thing.

The 76-year-old Coopertown farmer and retired Montgomery County Highway Department worker received a $20,000 tax refund from the IRS on May 10, 2022 — money he says was sent to him by mistake. He tried to give it back immediately, even enlisting his accountant's help. Years later, he's still fighting the consequences.

Instead of resolving the issue, Kirby says the IRS charged him interest on the money he had tried to return and ultimately kept his entire 2025 tax refund.

Rather than just take the money back, they refused to accept it, then pretended he was a thief -- all while withholding his 2025 refund. You cannot make this level of insanity up.

But the letters from the IRS kept coming. A notice sent in early July demanded he pay up to $4,300 in interest on money he says he never spent — or risk having his property seized. The agency had already kept his $1,800 refund earlier this year.

The problem when government workers make a mistake is that they are never held accountable. Why does it seem that whenever their incompetence results in Americans forking over cash they don't have, it is the victim who has to deal with the consequences? To call this unacceptable does not begin to describe this mess.

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