mensetmanusman 11 hours ago

This is a revenue generating move for going after wealthy taxpayers that don’t use TurboTax.

Direct File doesn’t enforce accuracy or detect fraud; it facilitates how returns are submitted.

msie 20 hours ago

Sad.

evanjrowley 20 hours ago

Pivoting to "direct audit" - hopefully it works out.

cyanydeez 11 hours ago

Im sure AI will find new ways to harass people who cant afford the waste of time and resources needed.

bediger4000 20 hours ago

Isn't direct file the sort of efficiency that we elected Trump (who brought in Elon as DOGE chief) to find and promulgate? Reducing red tape and costing citizens less? This seems like terrible optics.

  • quantified 19 hours ago

    Optics? Who took any of their promises or excuses literally? Make filing taxes hurt, that's their mantra even before MAGA.

  • myvoiceismypass 8 hours ago

    They think privatization of all the things is what brings efficiency (or at least brings them nice donations)

  • 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 18 hours ago

    I'm starting to think Trump doesn't actually care about efficiency or about governing well at all

  • iwontberude 18 hours ago

    Given you are referring to our most regarded civilians, I don’t see how your answer isn’t obvious.

  • swells34 17 hours ago

    I'm very confused about your comment; putting Trump in office is the nation-scale version of choosing to have brain damage. Why would any intelligent person think anything good or efficient would come out of that?

    • Henchman21 4 hours ago

      1. Most people aren’t intelligent.

      2. Propaganda works.

      3. Everyone else is overworked to the point of distraction.

      Trump took advantage of these three facts to advance an agenda almost no one agrees with.

  • camdroidw 12 hours ago

    True but getting the full picture is hard when everyone is falling over each other to post the daily orange man bad. Not a single publication gave news of how Trump defeated eu 2 days back

    • myvoiceismypass 8 hours ago

      > Not a single publication gave news of how Trump defeated eu 2 days back

      If every publication failed to tell us how Trump "defeated EU", perhaps you could be the one to inform us?