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Tax season may be over, but we aren’t done talking about taxes. Will free tax filing ever become a reality? We’ll get into the upcoming fight over free filing along with what taxes have to do with the debt ceiling debate and an unusual political fundraising operation. Plus, the daring plan to rescue a “Great Observatory” in space makes us smile.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

  • “Tax Prep Company Intuit Ramps Up Lobbying Ahead Of Free File Fight” from Huffpost

  • Debt limit letter from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

  • Tweet from @davidmwessel about Treasury cash balance projections

  • “How to Raise $89 Million in Small Donations, and Make It Disappear” from The New York Times

  • “IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax-prep giants” from The Washington Post

  • “What to Know About TurboTax Before You File Your Taxes This Year” from ProPublica

  • “A private company has an audacious plan to rescue NASA’s last ‘Great Observatory'” from ArsTechnica

  • Mastodon thread from @thomasconnor on the Spitzer telescope

  • “Ahead of next Starship launch, SpaceX hires key NASA human spaceflight head” from TechCrunch

    • Is there something that you want to know about the debt limit? Call us with your questions. We’re at 508-UB-SMART or email [email protected].

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