" the money is not expected to be used to establish a new armed force..."

Only 2.5 % of agents carry guns. They work in the criminal division, where the IRS routinely send out agents in pairs due to the relative danger.

The "87,000 new hires" was and is a fiction. It was just the Republican Math of dividing IRS money by average salary ... as if a revamped computer system, training, and all other expenses don't exist.

Fact is, most of the money was going for the update, and to replace retiring agents.

Now ... you might read a headline like "IRS audits on small businesses up 100%". Why? Because audits are currently down over 50%, and the IRS Commissioner has a stated goal of "returning to par", meaning historical norms.

That said, the new regime will doubtless strip as much money as possible, making the IRS's goal of a high income group a fantasy ... which is the aim in the first place. Not being able to properly audit rich folks isn't a bug, it's a feature.