1. Tell HN: Help restore the tax deduction for software dev in the US (Section 174) Total comment counts : 69 Summary A major effort is underway to reverse a tax code change that prevents software development expenses from being immediately deductible. Luther Lowe from Y Combinator (YC) is organizing alumni and urging US taxpayers to support this reversal by signing a letter to lawmakers. The change classifies engineer salaries as capital investments, resulting in costly depreciation over five years, increasing the expense of hiring software engineers....