Clay Shirky: How the Internet will (one day) transform government FROM Ted Talk

"This is a graph of the U.S. Tax Code, and the dependencies of one law on other laws for the overall effect." -- Clay Shsirky

On the one hand, the graph tells us we desperately need to overhaul the US tax code. On the other hand, its complexity suggests why no mainstream politician wants to be held responsible for tampering with it, given the likelihood of unforeseen consequences of doing so.

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