You have to go out of your way to have your access reduced.

That would only be true of someone without a Tor setup to begin with. Some of us have Tor baked into our scripts and apps to the extent that using clearnet is going out of our way.

There are endless ways to achieve that and tor is just one of them.

They all have benefits and drawbacks, some cost money, some entail more effort, etc.

Besides the sigint opportunities on tor aren’t as minimal as you want them to be.

It serves the purpose for the case at hand.

Also, you’re connecting to the site and acting in behalf of yourself.

Only if you login, which is often not the case for irs.gov.

I’m at a loss why this should rank at all in the context of a tidal wave of measurable abuses.

Read the sidebar. It’s a service that is essential and intended for the whole pulblic. As the digital transformation forces people do perform transactions with public agencies, those agencies are progressively removing offline options. Exclusivity is trending as a consequence. Essential public services should be inclusive and open to all.