“No, we don’t lobby to keep our whole business model viable, why would we do that?”
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SoupBrick@yiffit.net 3 weeks ago
Basically, Goodrazi got touchy when asked about his organization’s efforts to neutralize government-spearheaded free tax filing programs. He hit back that Patel’s question — the editor said that Intuit is “legendary for lobbying against free direct federal e-filing” and then straightforwardly asked how much of their budget is allocated towards lobbying efforts — was “fundamentally” based in the “wrong premise” and was “inaccurate,” before declaring that Intuit doesn’t “lobby against free.”
InverseParallax@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
They don’t lobby against free, they lobby against the government providing free. They’ll happily offer free service to rope people into their dark patterns.
njordomir@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Free™ with the purchase of a second item of equal or greater value. Free™ iPhone when you sign up for a 2 year contract… Unlimited™ data. Free™ tax prep.
Nothing is truly free and someone needs to buy these corporations a dictionary. Maybe a couple of government agencies could look at those dark patterns and offer some Free™ rides to a correctional facility?
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
“If a service is free then you are the product.”