It is difficult to get a man [ or person i.e. lawmaker] to understand something [as a problem] when his salary depends upon his not understanding it [as a probl

It is difficult to get a man [ or person i.e. lawmaker] to understand something [as a problem] when his salary depends upon his not understanding it [as a problem]. [0] Otoh, laws are often referred to as "code" and like computer code require a specificity that is quite different from idiomatic expression. Both hypothesi of "center embeddeding" and "magic spell" seem to follow what is often found in repos. 0. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/11/30/salary/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/11/30/salary/