American taxes are very complex but at least we can still use paper. My tax return is 8 double sided pages. I'd sink if I didn't have QPRO to do all the math. America loves to copy Japanese and European ways, even when they're stupid. I hope this is one idea they take a pass on.
cheers DS On Thu, 26 Apr 2018 23:08:35 +0200 Eric Auer <e.a...@jpberlin.de> writes: > > Hi Dale, > > > Can I ask what country you live in. > > I hope that doesn't happen in the US. > > > A lot of people don't have computers here. > > Either they're too expensive or they just > > don't like them. > > > I just can't imagine not having paper forms. > > For example both in the NL and Germany, you > are pretty much forced to use computers for > your taxes. Until a few years ago, you had > to use Windows software, ironically written > in portable languages. Right now, you can do > basic tax using web forms in both countries. > > The Dutch started to offer Linux and Mac tools > several years ago and suggest phone apps now!? > > The German form wizard is still Windows-only, > but is at least slightly tuned for Linux Wine. > There also is a not-so-advertised pile of PDF. > > The NL also love digital payments for all > everyday expenses, although studies show > that this lets people lose proper view on > their expenses. On the other hand, you in > the US must be used to pay many things on > credit, which has similar side effects. > > I have not researched other countries, but > would be keen to hear about France, Belgium > and similar western European countries :-) > > Regards, Eric > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ******************************************************>>>> >From Dale Sterner - MS organic chemistry http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jo00975a052 *******************************************************>>>> ____________________________________________________________ Buckingham Confirms Unfortunate News risingstarnewspaper.com http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5ae33ba3d16e03ba3109fst01duc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
