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Turbo Tax Turbo Charges Our Costs
February 1, 2026
As we move from Toyotathon season to Intuit Turbo Tax advertising saturation it’s important to recall this New York Times video piece called There’s a Tax Season Villain, and It's Not the I.R.S which begins… “I recently learned how big of a scam taxes in America are, not the actual tax rate, but how we actually pay our taxes…”
Key Takeaways
- In most countries tax filing is simple and free
- U.S. government already has most of our data
- Tax filing should be simple and free in the U.S.
- Intuit consistently lobbies (often successfully) against free tax filing
The well-done video documents the effort to bring simple, free tax filing to the U.S. and the forces who fight it. It's both maddening and illuminating. I highly recommend this 15-minute video.
Stay wise and well and fight tax filing monopoly.
