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 ahallock on Monday April 22, 2019 @02:14PM (#19721227)

Remember the healthcare.gov debacle? TurboTax isn't that much and it saves time and headache. People think in binary of free vs not-free while not considering the cost of time.

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Re:TurboTax Uses Dark Patterns to Trick You into Paying to F... by int_19h on Monday April 22, 2019 @04:26PM (#19722612)

It "saves" time that is taken away from you by intentionally complicated tax code and filing procedures, that are pushed by lobbyists hired by the same company that sells you TurboTax.

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Re:TurboTax Uses Dark Patterns to Trick You into Paying to F... by ahallock on Monday April 22, 2019 @08:42PM (#19724573)

So we're blaming TurboTax for a corrupt government. If the government is supposed to represent the people, it's doing a shit job, and I can't blame TurboTax for cashing in. About the only thing we can do boycott TurboTax.

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Re:TurboTax Uses Dark Patterns to Trick You into Paying to F... by int_19h on Monday April 22, 2019 @09:28PM (#19724849)

When corruption involves two parties, we generally blame both of them, yes. Giving a bribe is illegal, not just receiving it.

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