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Article #621801Re: 1967 SCM ad "Do your taxes the easy way!"
From: Charles Richmond
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 16:36
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 16:36
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On 4/15/2018 9:33 PM, J. Clarke wrote: > On Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:25:10 -0500, Charles Richmond > <nume...@aquaporin4.com> wrote: > >> On 4/14/2018 2:29 PM, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote: >>> In 1967, Smith Corona ran an ad in LIFE magazine for an electric >>> adding machine (add, subtract, multiply) that would "breeze >>> through your trying tax problems with super-accurate speed." >>> >>> The price was $90 in 1967 dollars. >>> >>> What is ironic is that I believe one can get a tax software >>> package today for less than that, and the software will not >>> only add up the taxes, but also figure them out. >>> >> >> Yes, but... even with the tax software, there is still the cost of the >> computer... > > Use a web site and the library's computer. > > However just about everybody has a computer today for purposes > unrelated to tax computation. > Bu tto be *completely* fair... some cost must be added for the computer. I'm *not* sure who would feel safe... doing your taxes on a library computer. And the "adding machine" can be used for other things... balancing your checkbook comes to mind. Working on monthly bills is another... -- numerist at aquaporin4 dot com
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