| the-pi-guy said: https://www.thedailybeast.com/musk-says-hes-deleted-popular-free-irs-tax-filing-program/ Ah good, why have an efficient $15 million program, when we can continue spending billions on Turbo Tax and H&R Block? This tweet in the article just pissed me off. "18F, the far left government wide computer office that was recently taken over by allies of @elonmusk, is also the same agency that built Elizabeth Warren's "Direct File" tax program. Direct File puts the government in charge of preparing peoples tax returns for them." Some of these people are so mind-bogglingly stupid. |
The bigger win would be if they simplified the tax code. The tax system has a crazy amount of complexity and it drains billions from the system in waste and lost revenue.
Lost revenue- an easier system would be less of a discouragement for those not want to declare and file taxes
Drains millions -- A tax accountant with his masters degree is loose fat. If the system was easier to calculate then the average HS grad would be able to do it with no help necessary.
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