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Looking at the quoted post, what do they have against Direct File? It is really hard to keep track of their positions which I believe is intentional.

buu700 2y ago
Related: https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/doge-could-create-mobile-app-tax-filing-report https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/doge-could-create-mobil...
neuronexmachina 2y ago
Many in the GOP are generally opposed to federally-funded free tax return filing: https://pennsylvaniaindependent.com/politics/irs-direct-file-republicans-free-income-tax-filing-mike-kelly-abolish-donald-trump-campaign-finance/ https://pennsylvaniaindependent.com/politics/irs-direct-file... > In December, however, Kelly and 28 House Republican colleagues wrote to President-elect Donald Trump to ask him to end the program: “We write to urge you to take immediate action, including but not limited to a day-one executive order, to end the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) unauthorized and wasteful Direct File pilot program. The program’s creation and ongoing expansion pose a threat to taxpayers’ freedom from government overreach, and its rollout and structural flaws have already come at a steep price.”
- ahartmetz 2y ago
  What the actual fuck. Simplifying government paperwork = government overreach. Got it.
- rounce 2y ago
  All the dramatic language they use to dress up their claims is completely ridiculous.
  - shigawire 2y ago
    The argument (if you take it in the most charitable light) is that reducing barriers to paying taxes will make people less averse to paying taxes. So they fight any effort to bring sanity to the tax code or tax payment process. So even taken charitably I think they are wrong. But I do believe it is simply just corrupt and malicious.
    - hnbad 2y ago
      You'd think the threat of having your bank accounts frozen and armed law enforcement officers showing up at your door were the most significant factors in making people "less averse" to paying taxes. I doubt reducing the barriers to filing your taxes correctly makes anyone happier about having to pay taxes either.
  - UltraSane 2y ago
    You should see the crazy shit they say about the IRS hiring 80,000 more employees that they desperately need.
kelnos 2y ago
Direct File competes with Intuit and other tax prep companies. Of course they're against it; DF threatens corporate profits.
- bjoli 2y ago
  When did the political system stop being about making life better for the average person? In Sweden we have gotten a paper from the tax office saying "we believe your taxes should be like this" and then you can change parts you disagree with (and risk punishment if you are wrong). Direct file seems great.
  - daemin 2y ago
    When there's interests which are making $100's to $1000's from many millions of people in the USA and want to keep it going.
  - filleokus 2y ago
    (Really) not saying it's a good idea, but if Swedes were required to fill in the paperwork, or even better/worse actually transfer the taxes (maybe including payroll), we would probably be more upset with how our taxpayer money is spent. If you are politically motivated to minimize the tax burden, it makes sense to be skeptical of direct filing (even if you are not bribed by Intuit).
    - bjoli 2y ago
      I didn't think of it like that. Interesting thought.
  - 0xEF 2y ago
    > When did the political system stop being about making life better for the average person? In the US, when we elected mediocre actor Ronald Reagan, I think. His trickle-down economics nonsense turned out to be a just and early example of catering to the rich in broad daylight instead of behind closed doors. And the people, for the most part, bought it, so now we have legal scams like 401ks that the average citizen thinks are there to help them. The point has always been to seize control of the money while removing all accountability and they are finally succeeding because liberals handed them the election over Gaza, which is no longer in even in our news cycle. It all makes my stomach turn, to be honest.
BryantD 2y ago
It's referred to as Elizabeth Warren's Direct File project.
UltraSane 2y ago
They oppose anything that reduces private companies revenue. Direct file reduces Intuits TurboTax revenue.
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hackyhacky 2y ago
> It is really hard to keep track of their positions which I believe is intentional. The reasons are unimportant. The important thing is that you trust Uncle Don and Uncle Elon, our grand leaders, who always have your best interests at heart.

buu700 2y ago

Related: https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/doge-could-create-mobile-app-tax-filing-report https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/doge-could-create-mobil...

neuronexmachina 2y ago

Many in the GOP are generally opposed to federally-funded free tax return filing: https://pennsylvaniaindependent.com/politics/irs-direct-file-republicans-free-income-tax-filing-mike-kelly-abolish-donald-trump-campaign-finance/ https://pennsylvaniaindependent.com/politics/irs-direct-file... > In December, however, Kelly and 28 House Republican colleagues wrote to President-elect Donald Trump to ask him to end the program: “We write to urge you to take immediate action, including but not limited to a day-one executive order, to end the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) unauthorized and wasteful Direct File pilot program. The program’s creation and ongoing expansion pose a threat to taxpayers’ freedom from government overreach, and its rollout and structural flaws have already come at a steep price.”

ahartmetz 2y ago
What the actual fuck. Simplifying government paperwork = government overreach. Got it.
rounce 2y ago
All the dramatic language they use to dress up their claims is completely ridiculous.
- shigawire 2y ago
  The argument (if you take it in the most charitable light) is that reducing barriers to paying taxes will make people less averse to paying taxes. So they fight any effort to bring sanity to the tax code or tax payment process. So even taken charitably I think they are wrong. But I do believe it is simply just corrupt and malicious.
  - hnbad 2y ago
    You'd think the threat of having your bank accounts frozen and armed law enforcement officers showing up at your door were the most significant factors in making people "less averse" to paying taxes. I doubt reducing the barriers to filing your taxes correctly makes anyone happier about having to pay taxes either.
- UltraSane 2y ago
  You should see the crazy shit they say about the IRS hiring 80,000 more employees that they desperately need.

kelnos 2y ago

Direct File competes with Intuit and other tax prep companies. Of course they're against it; DF threatens corporate profits.

bjoli 2y ago
When did the political system stop being about making life better for the average person? In Sweden we have gotten a paper from the tax office saying "we believe your taxes should be like this" and then you can change parts you disagree with (and risk punishment if you are wrong). Direct file seems great.
- daemin 2y ago
  When there's interests which are making $100's to $1000's from many millions of people in the USA and want to keep it going.
- filleokus 2y ago
  (Really) not saying it's a good idea, but if Swedes were required to fill in the paperwork, or even better/worse actually transfer the taxes (maybe including payroll), we would probably be more upset with how our taxpayer money is spent. If you are politically motivated to minimize the tax burden, it makes sense to be skeptical of direct filing (even if you are not bribed by Intuit).
  - bjoli 2y ago
    I didn't think of it like that. Interesting thought.
- 0xEF 2y ago
  > When did the political system stop being about making life better for the average person? In the US, when we elected mediocre actor Ronald Reagan, I think. His trickle-down economics nonsense turned out to be a just and early example of catering to the rich in broad daylight instead of behind closed doors. And the people, for the most part, bought it, so now we have legal scams like 401ks that the average citizen thinks are there to help them. The point has always been to seize control of the money while removing all accountability and they are finally succeeding because liberals handed them the election over Gaza, which is no longer in even in our news cycle. It all makes my stomach turn, to be honest.

BryantD 2y ago

It's referred to as Elizabeth Warren's Direct File project.

UltraSane 2y ago

They oppose anything that reduces private companies revenue. Direct file reduces Intuits TurboTax revenue.

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hackyhacky 2y ago

> It is really hard to keep track of their positions which I believe is intentional. The reasons are unimportant. The important thing is that you trust Uncle Don and Uncle Elon, our grand leaders, who always have your best interests at heart.