H&R Block and Intuit Lobby Against Free and Simple Tax Filing (2017)

Re:H&R Block and Intuit Lobby Against Free and Simple Tax Fi... by grecy on Sunday January 20, 2019 @10:31PM (#18957411)

Yes, this is a failing of Democracy as it currently works in the United States, because the money of large corporations has more say that the will of the people.

Unfortunately, it's true of so many aspects of American society right now that are in desperate need of reform or rebuild - education, health, roads, public transport, safety, just to name a few.

There are so many hundreds of billions of private profits tied up in these things they will never be allowed to improve.

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Re:H&R Block and Intuit Lobby Against Free and Simple Tax Fi... by Illniyar on Monday January 21, 2019 @10:40AM (#18961038)

As far as I am aware this is a failing of representational democracy everywhere. It might be less or more pronounced in different countries or different areas, but it is endemic to democracy.

Or really, if you think of it, to any type of government. In every regime financial power translates to the ability to influence laws and government. Even direct democracies such as ancient athens were prone to the rich influencing or outright buying other voters

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