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It’s Tax Season! Here Come the ‘Leech Brands’
From taxes and air travel to health care, some companies thrive where government fails to deliver, ripping off consumers and defending broken systems that fatten their bottom lines.
Photo illustration by Ben Schott
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Happy tax season to all who celebrate! Which is (or should be) everyone. But as you strive to do your civic duty (under penalty of perjury) ponder this:
Just 2.4% of the 104 million US taxpayers eligible to use the IRS Free File Program did so in 2020. And more than 14 million of the lowest-paid Americans may have paid unnecessary commercial fees to file their 2019 taxes.