Comment Re:Utter madness (Score 1) 56
Thanks I use government software all the time. Here in Ireland, I go onto the revenue website if I want a relief from something (e.g. waste collection charges). I certainly don't file returns because my wages are taxed at source. Like 90% of other people. Consequently revenue doesn't need to employ armies of tax inspectors because the kinds of fraud that are possible are relatively easy to focus on.
Secondly, objecting to $250 million spent on a website compared to what people pay annually on accountants and junk accounting software is absurd. The US would do well to emulate what every other sane government does and provide a tax portal and software and collect revenue as possible in as efficient way as possible, primarily through payslips.