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3. No chance

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 06:16 PM

Apr 2016

Bills like this have no chance as long as corporations (TurboTax, H&R Block, etc) can buy the votes of politicians in both parties.

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Warren introduces bill to make filing taxes easier [View all] SecularMotion Apr 2016 OP

Well done! Fuck TurboTax! Helen Borg Apr 2016 #1

Got that right. seabeckind Apr 2016 #22

Freakin' Turbotax. $100 to file taxes AllyCat Apr 2016 #2

Goes by deductions and whatnot AllyCat Apr 2016 #10

You really are just better than me then. AllyCat Apr 2016 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Ruby the Liberal Apr 2016 #11

I EFILED FOR FREE WITH TURBOTAX TOO! cynzke Apr 2016 #30

I use Tax Act. I pay about twenty bucks for it. notadmblnd Apr 2016 #16

No chance fbc Apr 2016 #3

ANother reason we need Bernie in there. Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #28

Excellent! DavidDvorkin Apr 2016 #4

Wish they'd let her write the tax code houston16revival Apr 2016 #6

That is pathetic FailureToCommunicate Apr 2016 #9

Contribute to the discussion, stop taking swipes AllyCat Apr 2016 #12

I'm staying. Now about those tax returns. George II Apr 2016 #13

I was wondering the same thing. (Great question ... NurseJackie Apr 2016 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author FreedomRain Apr 2016 #17

Exactly fasttense Apr 2016 #31

Uh...filing isn't the issue. The overly complicated tax CODE is. MadDAsHell Apr 2016 #18

It depends on what the taxpayer's situation is. nitpicker Apr 2016 #19

Exactly. seabeckind Apr 2016 #21

Sometimes, people without resources have complicated tax situations. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2016 #23

Isn't that a contradiction? seabeckind Apr 2016 #24

K&R. think Apr 2016 #26

I saw the simplest tax form in Mad Magazine one time: tclambert Apr 2016 #27

Yup. silverweb Apr 2016 #29