[awkwardpotato]

Intuit spent $3.8 million on lobbying against Direct File in 2023, HR Block another $3 million. In total, the tax prep industry has spent $93 million lobbying against the Free File program since 2003 (through 2023, couldn't find a more recent source).

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2024/02/turbotax-maker-intu...

[cinntaile]

It's sad to see how little money needs to be spent to make the lives of millions of tax payers more miserable.

[sharts]

Just goes to show how cheap our politicians really are. In both heart and bank.