4 ms·
This is definitely a nuanced issue, and some people in this thread are being alarmist. Another legitimate issue that many people cite is that by creating a syst
by Dig1t 8y ago
This is definitely a nuanced issue, and some people in this thread are being alarmist. Another legitimate issue that many people cite is that by creating a system whereby people can just click a button to pay their taxes is that it can cause people to pay more taxes in general by not fighting for every deduction that they can. People are complacent, and if they are told by the government that they owe some dollar figure, the great majority of people will just click the button and put in their bank account info to make the problem go away.
Say what you will about the greed of tax companies, there absolutely is merit in those arguments. However, there is also something to be said for the effect of large numbers of people being lazy and not fighting to keep every dollar they are entitled to.
- fattire 8y agoSo wait. Your defense of being forced to pay $$$ to a third party company to data mine your info in a convoluted, frustrating and expensive process rather than using a free, simple, fast service is that maybe possibly it will be SO convenient and friendly that some people will elect not to bother "fighting for every deduction that they can"? https://www.npr.org/player/embed/708195702/709698927 https://www.npr.org/player/embed/708195702/709698927
- mrhappyunhappy 8y agoLazy, really? The average person has enough crap to worry about to figure out tax forms. We shouldn’t require effort when much of the process can be automated.
- j16sdiz 8y agoThe "free" program provided by tax companies only do the simple tax part. Nobody save tax using those free programs.
- maxerickson 8y agoGet rid of most deductions that aren't easily reported by third parties. Problem solved. (The recent tax bill went a long way in this direction by increasing the standard deduction)