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no, the right wants you to keep paying Turbotax.

• collinmcnulty 2y ago
  This is commonly repeated but incorrect. The Nyquist pledge is a far more powerful force keeping tax filing complex than Intuit lobbying. This is not a conspiracy theory, this is a stated practice of Americans for Tax Reform, the anti-tax conservative group.
  • Finnucane 2y ago
    they both have the same goals. that doesn’t make it not true.
  • 1986 2y ago
    *Norquist
• westurner 2y ago
  "Musk ally is moving to close office behind free tax filing program at IRS" (2025) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43222216 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43222216
  • janeerie 2y ago
    18F is not the group behind Direct File, and it's very annoying that this narrative keeps getting spread. DF was created by a team of people from USDS, 18F and the IRS. It's housed within the IRS.
    • djur 2y ago
      USDS was gutted and turned into DOGE, 18F is shuttered, and IRS is having mass layoffs.
      • janeerie 2y ago
        Oh, I know. But the fate of 18F and Direct File are not directly connected.