The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar with the decision.

The program developed during Joe Biden’s presidency was credited by users with making tax filing easy, fast and economical.

But Republican lawmakers and commercial tax preparation companies complained it was a waste of taxpayer money because free filing programs already exist, although they are hard to use.

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    Damn Biden for not being good at advertising his successes. I learned that this exists from the news that is about to be closed down.

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      At the time, it only just started. Last year, it only worked in five states. While it is because of Biden that it is so good and it works in so many places now, well don’t expect Trump to admit any of that.

      But you bring up a good point: progressive aren’t very good at publishing their successes because, I suppose, progressives don’t like to brag. Fascists, on the other hand, must constantly repeat the lie in order for everyone to believe it.