This and that…

It’s tax season and I need to finish my tax form by April 1st. Luckily in Holland our “Belastingdienst” (the Dutch IRS) is fully automated so I can just fill out some electronic tax form and just push a button: presto! When I compare this with other countries (i.e. the USA) we are much more automated. For instance electronic banking: I have been doing that for 7 or 8 years now. My girlfriend can’t do it that way yet (at least not as easy). Weird because the concept of electronic banking and using the internet for it, is a concept […]