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Actually the worst dark pattern is implemented by the IRS. No doubt lobbying keeps it this way. The process for online filing with the IRS is a hot mess, and

Actually the worst dark pattern is implemented by the IRS. No doubt lobbying keeps it this way. The process for online filing with the IRS is a hot mess, and extremely difficult to navigate. For example, it is impossible for me to file 1099-NEC for my contractors without first obtaining a special ID delivered via mail in 45 days. I can't print and mail from the IRS website either -- I have to first request the form. Check out this cryptic mess https://fire.irs.gov/ https://fire.irs.gov/

oneplane 5y ago
Isn't that because the creators of TubroTax had a lawsuit against the government because the IRS modernising their software-based filing would cut into their commercial efforts? Ah yes: https://www.reuters.com/article/legal-us-otc-intuit-idUSKBN28W2M5 https://www.reuters.com/article/legal-us-otc-intuit-idUSKBN2... https://www.npr.org/2019/05/07/720941665/la-city-attorney-sues-intuit-and-h-r-block-alleging-they-undermine-free-tax-fili https://www.npr.org/2019/05/07/720941665/la-city-attorney-su... It was a bit of a different construction, but the premise of "we want to make money and prevent a government service from being accessible using software made by the government".