Because I was responding to a question specifically about government-provided tax prep solutions...
why do governments not make a habit of funding/creating really high quality tax software
Nordquist can be both against improved tax prep software/procedures and for simplified tax laws. We know he's against the former; he's explicitly stated he doesn't want the US government producing tax prep software or doing any sort of additional legwork on the behalf of tax filers.
Your comment was showing up as a reply to mine, so I assumed you were responding to me.
I read Norquist's article as more along the lines of "don't let the IRS determine what is and is not taxable," not so much about having them produce tax prep software. I suppose you can squint and read that, fair enough, but that does not address the issue of whether Norquist supports or doesn't support simplifying the tax code.
Nordquist can be both against improved tax prep software/procedures and for simplified tax laws. We know he's against the former; he's explicitly stated he doesn't want the US government producing tax prep software or doing any sort of additional legwork on the behalf of tax filers.