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Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 03:50:56 JST Joe Ortiz
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- Doctor Historianess
@historianess Yep, you should read this series that ProPublica reported on this for years. https://www.propublica.org/series/the-turbotax-trap
Especially this piece where Intuit and H&R Block spent decades being evil. https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-turbotax-20-year-fight-to-stop-americans-from-filing-their-taxes-for-free
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  Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
  
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  Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
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  Doctor Historianess (historianess@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 03:50:57 JST Doctor Historianess
  
  Wow. Intuit/Turbo Tax is seriously evil.
  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/06/opinion/irs-intuit-tax-season.html
  
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