>> a larger percentage of attempts at improvement (even attempts at simplification) are likely to fail If we are talking about laws, there is no "fail" - no po

>> a larger percentage of attempts at improvement (even attempts at simplification) are likely to fail If we are talking about laws, there is no "fail" - no politician ever will recognize a mistake. Failed laws are never revoked - they are either ignored, unenforced or continue to do harm.