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Comment Re:4th Amendment. (Score 1) 105

I'm just glad they decided to use this data gathering against rich people. The government might wipe their ass with the Constitution, but stopping the rich from cheating on their taxes is one step too far. I can only hope that when this is ruled un-American, it will be a wide ruling that covers you & me and not just "the IRS may not use this data".

No, for lower-income workers, the best we can hope for is "the IRS may not use this data for the next 6 years". Meanwhile, the rich will enjoy a permanent injunction.

Comment Re:I used the new system this year (Score 1) 90

Oh yeah I totally get that. If I had to file a state return, I'd feel the same way.

The US tax system is a mess. And it never gets fixed because no one in power is actually interested in just fixing it - they're only interested if they can also push their own agenda as part of the "fix" (true for both the Dems and the GOP).

Comment I used the new system this year (Score 3, Interesting) 90

In past years I'd used the freefillable forms option, and before that TaxAct (back when it wasn't constantly nagging you to buy much more expensive options). Our taxes are pretty straightforward nowadays, since our house is paid off and the "kid" is an adult. We were under the earnings limit they've placed on the new system, and we live in Washington state - so I figured I'd give it a try.

This is much more user-friendly than freefillableforms, and is superior in usability even to TaxAct.... but not being able to handle itemized deductions (at least not yet) will make it a non-starter for many people. But all in all they did a good job. Filing is free, and there was no fee for paying what we owed via our bank account (unlike, say, with TaxAct). I definitely will use it again next year, if the Publicans don't manage to kill it.

Comment Re: Why (Score 1) 117

... you don't release a breaking change because you feel like causing drama.=

There's a difference between a release and a release candidate - and this is the latter.

Although personally I'd rather LInus had just rejected the silly kludge that got submitted to the previous RC - perhaps accompanied by one of his diatribes - instead of this passive-aggressive action.

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