Last fall, Clark was outraged by the story that the IRS was using private tax collectors to collect taxes. It’s an invasion of privacy and personal information, not the mention the fact that there is a lot of corruption in the program. One of the three collection agencies that the IRS hired has a staffer who was convicted of bribery on a prior case. In addition, Clark just learned that these programs cost more than they collect. This is dirty politics and Clark is completely against the program. So is the national taxpayer advocate, who said this program should be repealed. This is our private, personal financial information, so the IRS – and only the IRS - should be responsible for collecting taxes. This program will probably die, but in the meantime don’t entertain questions from collectors if you get a phone call.