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Free is great but with 143 million taxpayers a nominal $10 fee could make such a system self-funding

Hey bro, heard you like tax, so we're taxing your tax so you can pay taxes while you pay taxes.

How is it any different than the private subsidy to intuit that exists now cause no one wants to figure it out?

Well, it's better, for one.

Instead of the money potentially being used by the government, where on paper everyone is a shareholder.

Now you pass that money to a company, where the beneficiaries are a restricted set of shareholders and top executives.

Much better!

In Australia, you can claim a tax deduction for the costs incurred in managing your tax deductions.