Iattended a meeting with the Deputy Director of Gobbledygook – and his interpreter – to learn why government rules, regulations and guidance documents are so hard to read and understand.

“When President Obama signed the Plain Writing Act of 2010,” I said, “federal agencies were required to use ‘clear government communication that the public can understand and use.’ Why are we still drowning in incomprehensible language?”

“Your query presents a multifaceted conundrum,” said the bureaucrat, “that highlights the broader paradox of procedural continuity.”

“Huh?” I said to his interpreter.

“He said bureaucrats love confusion,” said the interpreter.

“But this is causing big problems,” I said. “A 2024 Regulatory Review study found that IRS tax code complexity is causing millions of errors on

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