It is interesting to note how ideology ends up being used as just another marketing tool in situations like this. Resisting simplifying tax filing, to keep the

It is interesting to note how ideology ends up being used as just another marketing tool in situations like this. Resisting simplifying tax filing, to keep the tax system annoying, is seen as a way to build anti-tax political support. Among other things, that creates opportunities for barnacles like Intuit to scam people out of money like this. And once Intuit funds those pols' re-election bids, the cycle of life is complete. Coalitions are funny things. Sometimes it is hard to tell who is suckering whom.