[themacguffinman]

> There's no need for it, technology already is good enough.

"Free tax filing" is not a technology, try again.

> the loss itself had little to do with vague attitudes towards technological progress. You're just stubbornly missing the point.

And you didn't even make a point. Lobbying requires power, and efficient technology gives you that power. It's no accident that those who embrace technology always have more power than those who don't.