Why should we as citizens of this great country be forced to give up the right to form a public option? Not quite 1:1 but the analogies to health care do come to mind.
Jobs will disappear and some industry will go away if we had a unified federal run tax system. Most likely though, these two companies will turn into contractors for the government to make an maintain one standardized system. They'll earn less money, but the entire system overall would be better.
This is a good place where we can see capitalism break down; where the public good is done a disservice by those who would seek to retain their earnings from an inefficient system.
Republicans oppose having the IRS automate taxes for most citizens. Remember to vote very year.
[1] https://www.irs.gov/uac/before-starting-free-file-fillable-f...
Should they go become used car salespeople and McDonald's fry cooks?
FYI I'm not saying ban private tax preparation (though I do think it's unnecessary for 90+% of people as they're just filing a 1040EZ). Just that we shouldn't be restricted from allowing the Feds to provide a default option.
Maybe the US is different but in Canada at least this is well supported - even endorsed by government.