Doge.gov site has been hacked

Re:Doge.gov site has been hacked by olalonde on Saturday February 15, 2025 @05:38PM (#43063157)

Simplifying the tax code is about tax prep. The simpler the tax code, the simpler to file. Though what you say about him wanting to lower taxes is possibly true, none of those posts are about that.

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Re:Doge.gov site has been hacked by ProcNetDev on Saturday February 15, 2025 @09:11PM (#43064660)

How so? You don't pay TurboTax per regulation. You pay them a flat fee to file your taxes.

I might buy that line of thinking for a corporation but the direct file program was about individuals. Elon gleefully tweeted about how that had been deleted. That's a direct give away to TurboTax and H&R Block.

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Re:Doge.gov site has been hacked by chowchowchow on Saturday February 15, 2025 @10:00PM (#43064903)

I like how the dude you’re replying to is parallelizing being wrong about this in every reply thread.

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Re:Doge.gov site has been hacked by scarab92 on Sunday February 16, 2025 @12:26AM (#43065599)

You're solving the wrong problem.

The issue isn't direct file vs TurboTax.

It's whether most individuals should have to file at all.

A few tweaks around employment income and capital gains, and you can do away with filing altogether for most people.

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Re:Doge.gov site has been hacked by ProcNetDev on Sunday February 16, 2025 @12:57AM (#43065728)

I am willing to wager that the IRS will continue to exist.

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Re:Doge.gov site has been hacked by scarab92 on Sunday February 16, 2025 @01:22AM (#43065837)

Obviously, but most normal people won't have to interact with them.

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