TurboTax Uses Dark Patterns to Trick You into Paying to File Your Taxes

Re:TurboTax Uses Dark Patterns to Trick You into Paying to F... by blacksmith_tb on Monday April 22, 2019 @01:52PM (#19721026)

... to pay for public services you're using? Roads, schools, firefighters? Of course, I'm not happy with plenty of other things my taxes pay for (Predator drones, e.g.), but I'd like to think that can be fixed via legislation, eventually.

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Re:TurboTax Uses Dark Patterns to Trick You into Paying to F... by conanbatt on Monday April 22, 2019 @02:14PM (#19721231)

And if I'm not using them?

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Re:TurboTax Uses Dark Patterns to Trick You into Paying to F... by thfuran on Monday April 22, 2019 @02:22PM (#19721325)

You're not using or deriving benefit from the existence of roads, schools, the EPA, or the FDA?

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Re:TurboTax Uses Dark Patterns to Trick You into Paying to F... by conanbatt on Monday April 22, 2019 @02:38PM (#19721530)

Most I don't. And many of them work against me as well.

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Re:TurboTax Uses Dark Patterns to Trick You into Paying to F... by thfuran on Monday April 22, 2019 @05:38PM (#19723247)

Unless you've never been outside, eaten food that was grown or raised outdoors, consumed water, used medicine or medical services, lived in proximity to other people or done business with...well, pretty much any business, I think you're mistaken.

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Re:TurboTax Uses Dark Patterns to Trick You into Paying to F... by conanbatt on Monday April 22, 2019 @08:24PM (#19724479)

The servitude model: after all, anything and everyhting is provided by the state, so the state owns you!

What if you don't live in the country?

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Re:TurboTax Uses Dark Patterns to Trick You into Paying to F... by throwaway44562 on Monday April 22, 2019 @03:03PM (#19721780)

Aren’t roads paid for by gas tax and schools by property tax?

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