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Re:The case for why Google should be regulated as a public u... by shadowgovt on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @12:10PM (#24121970)
It is a good thing. Private tax accountants are a huge political lobby in the US, so it's a non-starter here.

The US barely got off the ground a free option for public e-filing, and we managed to botch it up by handing it to a private company to implement, which promptly turned around and made it absolutely as impossible to access as they were allowed to by law.

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Re:The case for why Google should be regulated as a public u... by JAlexoid on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @01:56PM (#24123465)
US - the cronyism dream.
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Re:The case for why Google should be regulated as a public u... by TheOtherHobbes on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @02:44PM (#24124175)
One way or another, those free markets always turn out to be really expensive for customers and users.
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