Did you ever stop and think why companies such as H&R Block, and Turbo Tax allow you to complete your taxes online for free? They receive money from the federal government. I used online services for several years and lost thousands of dollars in refunds. There are reasons why the wealthy pay tens of thousands of dollars to their tax accountants.

I promise to tell you the truth, and I will never fail. The IRS wants you to use these free services. If you choose to, you will be giving your hard-earned money to the IRS.

Have you ever asked why these “free” services spend millions of dollars advertising their companies? Advertising is designed to increase the profits of a company. Do you really believe that they will assist you because they care about the American people?

I learned the hard way. I had a difficult question when I chose to use an online company. The response was: “We’re not allowed to give you that information.” Really?

If you believe that the government of the United States is concerned about the majority of the American people, you are living in fantasyland. It encourages you to spend your money, and not save it. Washington protects the wealthiest Americans and corporations and expect the hardest working people in our nation to support its failed policies.

The United States does not belong to the majority; special interests control our government through the use of lobbyists. The IRS is but another tool of the powers in Washington.

And do not believe the fallacies of one political party which claims that all of our elected officials are supportive of the one-percent. One party dominates the political spectrum and offers their support because their future is paid for by the super-rich.

Republicans have sold their soul for power and financial gain long ago. The IRS offerings of free tax returns is another example of this illusion which is extremely harmful to the American people. Nothing is free, and “you get what you pay for.”

I give you this information because my wife and I gave many thousands of dollars away to the federal government until I was lucky and found a tax accountant who served us and not the government.

Don’t believe that our accountant is operating from the use of questionable practices. She attends IRS seminars yearly, and offers information not available on the free tax services.

If you choose to ignore my warning, and give your money to the IRS and a failed government, it’s your choice. I choose not to give my money to a government which fails to represent me and is owned by big business through the efforts of their lobbyists.

Politicians care about only one thing; reelection. After two terms, over 90 percent of our elected officials are millionaires, although their basic salary is $174,000 per year. Ask yourself one question; where does the rest of the money come from?

If you ignore my warning and give your money to our destructive government, you have only yourselves to blame.

Op-Ed

By James Turnage

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