I disagree. taxes don't need to be complex. here in singapore they are much simpler. for years it was done on a post card. your programmer analogy is interesti

I disagree. taxes don't need to be complex. here in singapore they are much simpler. for years it was done on a post card. your programmer analogy is interesting. the problem with democracy is you are always mending a legacy system. you can never start over because of existing special interests who are benefitting. this feature provides stability. but it also means no chance for real innovation. all democracies have this problem of spaghetti code laws. places with less democracy can innovate -- places like singapore. obviously there are some draw backs to less democracy. but there can be benefits too