> large swath of America in their opinions has already given up on the concept of America The concept of America as defined in the Declaration of Independence

> large swath of America in their opinions has already given up on the concept of America The concept of America as defined in the Declaration of Independence was that it is the duty of the people to oppose tyrannical government action, but I agree with your point here, too many people, yourself included, have given up on that idea. > If you don't understand what's in it, then who prepared it didn't matter does it? Regardless of who prepared your return, it matters that it is correct. Because most people will not check their returns for accuracy, or in your cynical view are incapable of doing so, the incentives around how they are prepared matter. Giving the entity you owe taxes to the power to also complete your tax return is a massive conflict of interest. > They don't get new powers through this The IRS is literally telling you how much you should owe by completing your tax return for you, power they do not have, nor did the Inflation Reduction Act delegate to the them. I don’t know how else to say this so that you will understand it. What they did was illegal. > That's mostly presidents and their party abusing the executive branch, although it's all allegations. Which is it? The allegations are false? Or they’re real, but not the IRS’s fault, they were just acting corruptly on behalf of presidents of both parties for the past hundred years? And regardless, you think this warrants giving them more power? You are clearly not arguing in good faith here. > You must really like this current administration If you can’t imagine that powers granted to the government will eventually be used by people you dislike for purposes you disagree with then you really are ignorant of history. The solution is to not grant such powers in the first place. Your judgement is monumentally poor if you think granting the IRS these powers is worth saving taxpayers a few dollars and minutes per tax return. The inevitable abuse, orchestrated by future administrations against the very people these policies are intended to help, will vastly outweigh the supposed benefit they receive by making it easier to file their return. I have no love for this administration, but I’m not so blinded by hatred of it that I can’t recognize a good policy move when I see one.