Americans who owe back taxes will be given an incentive to pay up after the Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday it would waive nearly $1 billion in late-payment penalties.

https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/taxes/irs-waives-nearly-1-billion-in-penalties-for-taxpayers-3f717627?

 

I am surprised they didn’t just cancel the back taxes owing — similar to the cancellation of educational loans outstanding — surely that would increase voter turnout?