Getting money earmarked to "study a free federal tax-filing website" doesn't seem like "moving closer to...free online" filing. Intuit spends millions every ye

Getting money earmarked to "study a free federal tax-filing website" doesn't seem like "moving closer to...free online" filing. Intuit spends millions every year "lobbying" congress to make sure our tax system sucks and people feel the need to pay for their (arguably deceptive) product offering. > Intuit has spent more than $41 million on lobbying since 1998 with nearly $3.3 million in 2021 and about $3.4 million in 2020, OpenSecrets’ analysis of lobbying data shows. https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/03/intuit-spends-millions-lobbying-amid-accusations-of-deceptive-turbotax-advertising/ https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/03/intuit-spends-milli... > Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise. https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-turbotax-20-year-fight-to-stop-americans-from-filing-their-taxes-for-free https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-turbotax-20-year-f...