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nkristoffersen
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IRS’ 60-Year-Old IT System Failed on Tax Day Due t...
But how many details do you include? How much ram? Length of the power cords?
It is the job of the writer to write for the audience, not include every single detail, no?
adventured
on April 30, 2018
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Enough so that the tax payers understand the IRS isn't actually running on an IT system from 1958. That's a pretty hilariously low bar to set for a journalist to step over.
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It is the job of the writer to write for the audience, not include every single detail, no?