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Why Doing Taxes Is So Hard | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Netflix

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What it is

An episode of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj exposing how tax-prep companies like TurboTax make filing confusing and costly even though many Americans can file for free. It combines comedy with reporting on lobbying and dark patterns.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as an accessible explanation of how Intuit's lobbying and deceptive design undermine free tax filing.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “There's a very good Patriot Act episode [1] regarding devious patterns in the US tax industry.”

    Episode on devious patterns in the US tax industry.

    lazyweb, 2021-06 · Strong recommendation · in “Intuit sabotages the Child Tax Credit”

  2. “There was a great episode of Patriot Act a few years ago that discussed this”

    Explains how Intuit lobbying made the government filing system poor.

    michaelmior, 2024-01 · Recommendation · in “IRS Free File is now available for the 2024 filing season”

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Topics: turbotax, intuit, dark patterns, irs free file, lobbying

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