IT’S REALLY QUITE SIMPLE

 Complexity in government is bad. Simplicity is good. We should tell our representatives to “keep it simple, stupid!” There is nothing good to be said about a convoluted and incomprehensible system of health-care administration and tax collection. For instance, the current complex tax system has thousands of inequities. The politicians line their pockets by continually tinkering with the tax code to benefit special interest groups. We should scrap our confusing, unfair tax code and replace it with a simple flat tax of one low rate with no deductions or special interest loopholes. Unlike the current system, a flat tax is simple, fair, and good for growth. Instead of the 893 forms required by the current system, a flat tax would use only two postcard-sized forms: one for labor income and the other for business and capital income.

You should never underestimate the power of a simple idea. Sometimes very simple ideas are the best solution to some of our most complex problems. When your next challenge arises, look around for a simple idea that may end up being the best and the cheapest solution to your problem. “They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong!” _ Ronald Reagan “The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.” _Warren Buffett  “All the great things are simple, and can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.” _ Winston Churchill  “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”_ Leonardo da Vinci  “Simple beats complex”_ Harry Teets.