> The solution is not more government nanny-state ideas. > How about requiring every person who receives 10% or more of their yearly salary back in a refu

> The solution is not more government nanny-state ideas. > How about requiring every person who receives 10% or more of their yearly salary back in a refund to attend classes on how to maximize their tax benefits? How are you not contradicting yourself there? Less nanny-state, but forced classes... > If you're too dumb or unaware of your surroundings to know that you can file your taxes for free with a little bit of effort, you need education. I think you're being extremely unfair; this is like saying "only an idiot would pay for webhosting, with a little bit of effort you can host your own site for free". I'm well educated, good with math, and generally observant....and yet I would still be up shit-creek if I had to do my taxes all on my own. I wouldn't know where to start, other than just searching around the 'net. I could figure it out eventually I'm sure, but it'd be a no-frills return that would probably rank very high on the "audit me!" list, and inevitably I'd end up spending more money, and taking around 10x's longer, than if I just settled for an online service (free or otherwise). Just because I see spending a smallish amount ($25-50) to save several hours (if not 12+ hrs) of time, with the a decreased chance of audit, doesn't make me dumb nor unaware of my surroundings.