“During 14 years in Congress I forced official hearings that exposed a startling abuse of power, lies, harassment, and brute force by the IRS against American citizens. I wrote three books on the subject, including in 1984, ‘To Harass Our People,’ which sold over one million copies. I was rewarded for daring to criticize the IRS with a criminal prosecution and conviction that was later overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court – but not before I served 15 months in federal prison. The Taxman Cometh is fictional, but this compelling story is no worse than today’s scandalous IRS abuses in the real world. I can only hope the government doesn’t retaliate against the author, Jim Greenfield, for telling the truth, like they retaliated against me.”
— Congressman George Hansen
Represented Idaho’s 2nd district 1965 to 1969 and 1975 to 1985