Articles published around the country repeat Intuit’s assertion — sometimes almost word for word — that the upcoming IRS pilot program would hurt Black Americans. A researcher whose work is cited by Intuit says the company is misstating her findings.
Intuit actually makes some really good products. I’d like to see pre-prepared returns from the irs also, with the option to update/amend at the taxpayer’s discretion if necessary. That way Intuit could focus on their higher level products for bigger more sophisticated taxpayers that truly do need excellent software.
One can make really good products and still be such unmitigated cunts that they should lose that business altogether.
They’ve spent insane amounts of money lobbying the government to keep poor AF people easily able to be tricked into paying for their tax return all while advertising a hard to find free service. Paying people we pay for with our tax dollars so that more of our hard earned cash can flow into their pockets. And if they spent insane amounts to keep it that way you know full well they’re making that amount back and then some. Off of us.
They’re evil. No offense to you, but fuck their really good products.
What do you propose then, corporate execution and then toss their products in the garbage?
Yep, sure. I’m okay with that. It makes more sense that someone else buys the company than to throw it in the trash, but regardless I don’t see how “they make good products” is an excuse for the manipulation of our government on the scale they’ve engaged in.
If more corporations faced the death penalty for the shit they pull they’d be way less likely to pull it. (To be clear I’m referring to the company being sold and/or the leaders going to jail, depending on the offense, not literally executing the heads of corporations)
I don’t disagree but I’m confused where you think I said good software excuses lobbying against pre-prepared returns. I’m fairly certain I said the opposite.
To me this is how our conversation thread goes:
Me: I hope they crash and burn
You: They actually make good products, I hope this tax stuff goes away so they can focus on their good products
Me: Nah, fuck them, I hope they crash and burn for what they’ve done
You: And throw their good products in the trash?
That to me sounds like you think their good products should save them from the Find Out portion of Fucking Around. Please correct me if I misunderstood you, but that’s how the conversation reads to me.
man I don’t want to fight about this, everyone is so fucking aggressive here and I’m sick of it.
I’m sorry my reply came off as aggressive, I truly wasn’t trying to be. These times are incredibly frustrating, we just want good products from good companies that don’t do fucked up shit, and that seems to be too much to ask for ?? It sucks.
But I have no problem with you personally, we’re all trapped in this stupid system together. Be well, my dude. I’m sorry my reply caused you stress, it wasn’t my intention.
Edit: I see that you have downvotes and want you to know they’re not from me