The 2017 tax overhaul vastly expanded the number of people who could file simplified tax returns, a boon to millions of Americans.
But the new law directly threatened the lucrative business of Intuit, the maker of TurboTax.
Although the company draws in customers with the promise of a "free" product, its fortunes depend on getting as many customers as possible to pay. It had been regularly charging $100 or more for returns that included itemized deductions for mortgage interest and charitable donations. Under the new law, many wealthier taxpayers would no longer be filing that form, qualifying them to use the company's free software.
Intuit executives came up with a way to preserve the company's hefty profit margins: It began charging more low-income people. Which ones? Individuals with disabilities, the unemployed and people who owe money on student loans, all of whom use tax forms that TurboTax previously included for free.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Friday July 19 2019, @12:48AM (4 children)
A hundred masters does sound worse than one. Except that how do the hundred masters "fuck" you? Selling a few bits of information about your buying interests or playing little games that cost you a little money is a far cry from the police state.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday July 19 2019, @12:57AM (3 children)
Some fuck you over the cable/fibre. Others fuck you over the phone. Some others fuck you in physical presence
Some fuck you for taxes. Others for credit rating. Again, some others fuck you in a medical setup that pretend to care about you.
Examples are innumerable.
Should I continue or can you take the words of others [soylentnews.org]?.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 1) by khallow on Friday July 19 2019, @11:42PM (2 children)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 21 2019, @11:15PM (1 child)
Would you like it to be?
I can offer some perspective if you can afford the rent.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday July 22 2019, @12:17AM
Rent is free here. But keep what I said in mind. You're not going anywhere with the argument that 100 minor paper cuts are more dangerous than a bullet to the head.