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      "text": "Based on anticipated consumer interest, it is not surprising that the tax preparation industry went into full marketing mode. According to Intuit and friends, IRS Direct File is either doomed to failure or not desired by consumers. If that were the case, why has the industry been so aggressive with its criticisms? In fact, the industry has gone so far as to sow distrust of the government. Intuit has even repeatedly implied the IRS cannot be trusted due to past racial bias, a claim that experts dispute.",
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      "text": "Direct File is not free tax preparation, but rather a thinly veiled scheme where billions of dollars of taxpayer money will be unnecessarily used to pay for something already completely free of charge today—free to the taxpayer and actually free for the government. In addition to now paying for ‘free’ tax preparation, Direct File is asking Americans to file their taxes directly with the IRS after the organization publicly acknowledged systemic inequities that see low-income filers and Black taxpayers targeted for audit at a higher rate than non-Black taxpayers. The Direct File scheme is a solution in search of a problem, and that half-baked solution now has the potential to become a financial nightmare for tens of millions of taxpayers. — Intuit Statement on Direct File",
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