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You are President/Prime Minister - what are your first commands.....

Re: You are President/Prime Minister - what are your first commands...

Can I eliminate the IRS and institute a national sales tax with an executive order?

No. The US Constitution says that appropriations of revenue have to originate in bills from the House of Representatives, and the Internal Revenue Service's existence is mandated by legislation and therefore cannot be over-turned by executive fiat. You would have to get the cooperation of Congress.
 
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