I don't think governmental functions like tax collection should be subject to the free market. Where does this end? Do we end up with private militias that compete with municipal police departments? Do we end up with private militaries that compete with the US military? Do we end up with private court systems that compete with the DoJ?
Some things should not be privatized. The government allowing corporations to profit off of a civic duty like taxation, while offering no free public alternative, just anoints a handful of corporations with the gift of extracting profit from a mandatory governmental process. You should not be required to understand the intricacies of tax code, or pay for someone who does, just to file your taxes as required by law.
If a criminal has the right to be provided a public defender, then every American with an income should have the right to be provided with public tax preparation service from the same government that mandated tax collection in the first place.
Some things should not be privatized. The government allowing corporations to profit off of a civic duty like taxation, while offering no free public alternative, just anoints a handful of corporations with the gift of extracting profit from a mandatory governmental process. You should not be required to understand the intricacies of tax code, or pay for someone who does, just to file your taxes as required by law.
If a criminal has the right to be provided a public defender, then every American with an income should have the right to be provided with public tax preparation service from the same government that mandated tax collection in the first place.