Believe it or not, those really are the main reasons why taxes still suck in the U.S. There's a recent Planet Money podcast on it. The regulatory lock in for

Believe it or not, those really are the main reasons why taxes still suck in the U.S. There's a recent Planet Money podcast on it. The regulatory lock in for tax filing is ridiculously profitable, and companies like Intuit certainly rent-seek to solidify their revenue stream. https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/03/22/521132960/episode-760-tax-hero https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/03/22/521132960/epis...