In a post on X, unelected government official Elon Musk revealed that he has cut the staff of the Internal Revenue Service that oversaw the system that allows Americans to file their taxes for free easily on its website.A right-wing MAGA influencer called the "direct file" tax program a "far left go...

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25117460

Summary

Elon Musk claimed on X that he eliminated the IRS team responsible for the “Direct File” program, which allows Americans to file taxes online for free.

His statement came in response to a right-wing influencer criticizing the program as government overreach.

However, the Treasury Department confirms that the Direct File system remains active, offering free tax filing with customer support.

The program, available in English and Spanish, is optional, allowing taxpayers to choose between using it or filing their taxes manually.

  • lost_faith@lemmy.ca
    82·
    9 hours ago

    This movement simply has no real agenda or philosophy - they just want to burn everything down.

    That is the agenda

    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      161·
      8 hours ago

      Sorry - I don’t mean “agenda” in the weird meaningless pejorative way that partisans use it but rather in the more traditional “plan of things to be done” manner. Like - these people have no problem statement with “here is how we will fix it”.

      • earphone843@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        121·
        7 hours ago

        Yes, causing chaos is part of their “plan of things to be done.”

        If you want to know their agenda, read Project 2025.

      • ZeroGravitas@lemm.ee
        13·
        8 hours ago

        Private companies and consultants make millions on tax advice. Wrongly filed tax returns result in fines. Need I continue?

      • lost_faith@lemmy.ca
        3·
        8 hours ago

        I took what you said as the traditional meaning, there is no “fixing” unless destruction is fixing. Their “agenda”, imo, is to tear down as much as possible, crash the economy, then buy up everything that they can; housing, businesses, etc