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Re:US unprepared for an electrical grid collapse, but it cos... by mrexroad on Monday May 04, 2020 @01:36AM (#23064882)
> Yet in 2020 I still have to pay TurboTax to help file my taxes because the U.S. government is too incompetent to make it as easy

Normally I’m all about Hanlon’s razor (assume stupidity before malice), but given the absurd amount TurboTax spends lobbying against any meaningful simplification you can’t fully pin place this on gov’t incompetence.

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Re:US unprepared for an electrical grid collapse, but it cos... by JSavageOne on Monday May 04, 2020 @01:59AM (#23064986)
Lobbying definitely plays a huge role in this, and the system there needs to change as well.

But ultimately TurboTax doesn't vote on laws, politicians do. By blaming TurboTax, you're alleviating politicians of their personal responsibility.

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Re:US unprepared for an electrical grid collapse, but it cos... by majewsky on Monday May 04, 2020 @08:05AM (#23066965)
I don't think GP was blaming TurboTax. They were arguing for blaming this on government malice instead of government incompetence (i.e. the reverse of Hanlon's Razor).
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