TurboTax Tricked You into Paying to File Your Taxes (2019)
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Re: TurboTax Tricked You into Paying to File Your Taxes (2019)
#2We're sorry the answer to "why can't we have nice things" wasn't [political party], it was lobbyists. Lobbyists is the answer to, "why can't we have nice things"!
Re: TurboTax Tricked You into Paying to File Your Taxes (2019)
#3I totally agree that making you pay to file when it should be free is scummy, but the linked article completely ignores that the first non-ad result is from the IRS page on how to file your taxes for free.
Re: TurboTax Tricked You into Paying to File Your Taxes (2019)
#4Imagine if the USA was like most other developed nations where the government just sends you a receipt for you to verify and your taxes are otherwise taken care of for you. Instead we have Intuit lobbying to make it as difficult as possible, aided by Republicans who want the process to be as unpleasant as possible so people begin to loathe the very concept of taxation (This isn't hyperbole, Grover Norquist and his numerous disciples freely admit this).
Re: TurboTax Tricked You into Paying to File Your Taxes (2019)
#5We're sorry the answer to "why can't we have nice things" wasn't [political party], it was lobbyists . Lobbyists is the answer to, "why can't we have nice things"!
It's both.
Re: TurboTax Tricked You into Paying to File Your Taxes (2019)
#6Imagine if the USA was like most other developed nations where the government just sends you a receipt for you to verify and your taxes are otherwise taken care of for you. Instead we have Intuit lobbying to make it as difficult as possible, aided by Republicans who want the process to be as unpleasant as possible so people begin to loathe the very concept of taxation (This isn't hyperbole, Grover Norquist and his nu…
I really don't mind paying taxes
It drives me up the wall that we as a country have to all do this stupid homework assignment every year.
Re: TurboTax Tricked You into Paying to File Your Taxes (2019)
#7Imagine if the USA was like most other developed nations where the government just sends you a receipt for you to verify and your taxes are otherwise taken care of for you. Instead we have Intuit lobbying to make it as difficult as possible, aided by Republicans who want the process to be as unpleasant as possible so people begin to loathe the very concept of taxation (This isn't hyperbole, Grover Norquist and his nu…
It speaks poorly of some on HN that you would be downvoted for making this argument, which is based on well-known, documented facts. Are there Intuit shills lurking this site?
Re: TurboTax Tricked You into Paying to File Your Taxes (2019)
#8We're sorry the answer to "why can't we have nice things" wasn't [political party], it was lobbyists . Lobbyists is the answer to, "why can't we have nice things"!
Lobbyists and Political Party refers to the essentially same thing.
Re: TurboTax Tricked You into Paying to File Your Taxes (2019)
#9We're sorry the answer to "why can't we have nice things" wasn't [political party], it was lobbyists . Lobbyists is the answer to, "why can't we have nice things"!
Honest question, how is lobbying different from bribery? Lobbyists go to Washington, spend fortunes on taking lawmakers to fancy dinners and then get away with what they want. Maybe I don't understand the process and am oversimplifying it, but that's how I see it.
Re: TurboTax Tricked You into Paying to File Your Taxes (2019)
#10We're sorry the answer to "why can't we have nice things" wasn't [political party], it was lobbyists . Lobbyists is the answer to, "why can't we have nice things"!
It's both.
Some people think UBI is a good idea, some bad. It's probably fair to say it's both.
Simple, easy, and free tax submission is pretty universally believed to be a good thing. Except from lobbyists... that's what I meant to convey.
There was also a subtle comment about Us vs Them politically being harmful, where Us vs Them (lobbyists) is likely helpful.