Michelle Hirons
@michellehirons.bsky.social
Mom, CEO HigherRing, passionate about using business as a force for good & lifting all boats. Environmentalist, feminist & advocate for a healthy democracy. Talks about #BCorps and #win-win solutions.
Similar to what the IRS did with the fledgling direct file program under this administration. They killed it after years of lobbying by Intuit (TurboTax). Now people have to use a “partner program” which through deceptive tool practices is often not free. www.propublica.org/article/insi...
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Similar to what the IRS did with the fledgling direct file program under this administration. They killed it after years of lobbying by Intuit (TurboTax). Now people have to use a “partner program” which through deceptive tool practices is often not free. www.propublica.org/article/insi...
Is that so there’s less of a distance to fall?
November 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Is that so there’s less of a distance to fall?
Thank you @athleticbrewingco.bsky.social so fun to have a delicious beer for lunch and still having the energy to participate in the amazing afternoon sessions.
October 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Thank you @athleticbrewingco.bsky.social so fun to have a delicious beer for lunch and still having the energy to participate in the amazing afternoon sessions.
I heard CA will sell outside the state.
October 18, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I heard CA will sell outside the state.
San Francisco and San Diego not playing either. 🙏
October 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
San Francisco and San Diego not playing either. 🙏
Totally agree. In this case though, Kaiser is run by three interdependent nonprofits.
October 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Totally agree. In this case though, Kaiser is run by three interdependent nonprofits.
Kaiser Permanente isn’t owned by PE but a consortium of three interdependent nonprofit organizations: the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and the regional Permanente Medical Groups. Not saying private equity isn’t a huge problem.
October 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Kaiser Permanente isn’t owned by PE but a consortium of three interdependent nonprofit organizations: the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and the regional Permanente Medical Groups. Not saying private equity isn’t a huge problem.