https://personal.ericgoldman.org/taxes_attention/ Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:48:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://personal.ericgoldman.org/taxes_attention/#comment-162 Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:48:25 +0000 http://blog.ericgoldman.org/personal/archives/2005/08/taxes_attention.html#comment-162 I do see the shipping business as different than the tax-assistance business. The tax-assistance niche exists solely because of the tax policy. The government could legitimately eliminate the niche in a heartbeat by eliminating income taxes altogether. Thus, the tax-assistance business exists solely to cure a problem created by government, and I think it’s perfectly legitimate for the government to cure these problems itself. Eric.

]]> https://personal.ericgoldman.org/taxes_attention/#comment-161 Tue, 23 Aug 2005 10:05:42 +0000 http://blog.ericgoldman.org/personal/archives/2005/08/taxes_attention.html#comment-161 Intuit is just wrong. We have used Turbo Tax for 8 years, and we’re pretty happy with it. But, if the IRS provided us the software for less than $49.99 or whatever we pay each year, I would go for it. So, I guess UPS and FedEx should also stop the USPS from competing on package shipping? USPS is not free, but it is cheaper, but UPS and FedEx have gone a long way to making their experiences more pleasant, easier, and more efficient. Surely Intuit could think of a way to make a better, though more pricey mousetrap than anything the IRS can come up with!!

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