Tax time! Well, this year I re-considered e-filing with the IRS. What a joke. Its a mishmash 'alliance' with a bunch of profit making private companies that act as intermediaries to the government. Some cater to seniors, some are free for the under AGI $20K crowd, and $9.50 for others. And other's who know what their angle. They have to make money, right? Further, its not clear how privacy is insured. I read one statement that boiled down to "We'll try harder" Maybe that's good enought for buying a book at Amazon. But not for me, dealing with the government. The IRS should be investing in processing e-taxes internally, and not contracting it out. Paying taxes is a civic ritual. Even when an accountant gets involved, I'm the one who slaps on the stamp and sends it through the US Postal Service. What's next, privatizing voting? Way too private-enterprizey to me!!! So IRS, I post to you with paper and glue! Until you give me direct access, and filing, for all income levels, one nation indivisible, and all that stuff.