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Cato Weekly Podcast • February 9, 2022 

# IRS Snooping on Small Digital Transactions Is Underway 

The IRS and enough members of Congress appear to believe financial privacy isn’t a good enough reason not to hand over vast amounts of previously private financial data so the agency can do a bit of snooping. Julian Sanchez and Nicholas Anthony comment.

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##### [Nicholas Anthony](/people/nicholas-anthony)

Research Fellow, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives

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##### [Julian Sanchez](/people/julian-sanchez)

Former Senior Fellow

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