Indeed, it’s like medical costs. As you approach death, your price sensitivity for interventions declines to zero (what good is the money when you’re dead). But the money won’t help, this administration has the will to kill paid tax prep. It’s nice to see progress finally getting done.

At least folks on K street are getting some cocktails and steaks out of it.

Where does 90 million in "lobbying" go such that politicians aren't going directly to prison for bribery?

Answer: https://www.opensecrets.org/news/reports/layers-of-lobbying

They also have allies in low tax conservatives who seek to make taxes as painful as possible for everyone, including people who are actually getting a subsidy via the tax code.