I have an idea

In the late 1700s, a group of farm boys got together in a local pub, had a few beers and managed to write a document called "The Constitution of The United States". The end result was a a well-written, understandable document that defines the basis for our entire government and they did it using only 4,400 words.

I would like to propose a bill that says all future government regulations shall not be allowed to exceed 4,400 words. If a bunch of guys can explain the United States of America in 4,400, then every new law, code or regulation should be less than that.

This includes the US tax code.

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In case you haven't guessed, we have begun the arduous, complicated and thoroughly enjoyable task of doing our taxes. We don't have all of the necessary paperwork but we've got enough to at least start them. And over the years, we've found that spreading this out over a few days is lot less stressful than trying to get it done all in one sitting.

Yay! I love doing taxes!

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