FTC bans TurboTax from advertising 'free' services, calls deceptive advertising

Post by avalys » Tue, Jan 23, 2024, 2:19 AM UTC

AdieuToLogic wrote: post #31

avalys wrote: post #18

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Do you get upset at criminal defense lawyers who defend people who are obviously guilty (i.e. by getting clear and convincing evidence disqualified because of a procedural error?) Or, would you say something like "The outcomes are not perfect but that's how the system works and stays as fair as possible for everyone"?

> Do you get upset at criminal defense lawyers who defend people who are obviously guilty ... This is an obvious Straw man[0] fallacy. Intuit is a corporation engaged in lobbying efforts in order to retain and/or expand its market-share and not an individual needing representation in a criminal indictment. Unless your position is that Intuit corporate officers should be criminally prosecuted, which, if that is the ca…

Post by jjulius » Tue, Jan 23, 2024, 2:25 AM UTC

slg wrote: post #45

jjulius wrote: post #14

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We can be upset at politicians for "selling out" to the lobbyists. We can be upset at lobbyists for pushing things that they know aren't in the best interests of consumers. We can be upset at businesses for wanting to take advantage of consumers for their own gain. All of these can be true at the same time.

The difference between those three groups is that the politicians are the only ones not doing the job expected of them. Lobbyists are supposed to lobby on behalf of whoever pays them. Businesses are supposed to advocate for the interest of themselves, their shareholders, and their employees. It would be verging on incompetence for a business to ignore a political debate that would effectively destroy the business ove…

Post by maximus-decimus » Tue, Jan 23, 2024, 2:26 AM UTC

cityofdelusion wrote: post #54

sharps1 wrote: post #47

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I had to look this up as I didn’t grow up in the States. It was A&W. https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/06/17/third-pound-burger-fr... Crazy.

This story has to be apocryphal, as fractions aren't _that_ rare, especially in the U.S. with its imperial system and third of a cup measurements or quarter inches or half miles and so on.

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jan 23, 2024, 2:28 AM UTC

avalys wrote: post #61

AdieuToLogic wrote: post #31

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> Do you get upset at criminal defense lawyers who defend people who are obviously guilty ... This is an obvious Straw man[0] fallacy. Intuit is a corporation engaged in lobbying efforts in order to retain and/or expand its market-share and not an individual needing representation in a criminal indictment. Unless your position is that Intuit corporate officers should be criminally prosecuted, which, if that is the ca…

The system requires criminal defense attorneys to lobby for their client, even if this results in objectively bad outcomes in specific situations. Similarly, the system requires that anyone (including shareholders or employees of companies) be able to communicate with their political representatives about political policy. Even if sometimes this results in bad outcomes in specific situations.

Post by munk-a » Tue, Jan 23, 2024, 2:29 AM UTC

kevin_thibedeau wrote: post #62

WheelsAtLarge wrote: post #13

Finally, something is being done. Paying taxes should be free for most people. Especially if you only have to deal with the standard deductions.

They've always been no more then the cost of a stamp.