Complex code is liable to dysfunction. I have worked on thousands of lines of complex software code, and have seen its consequences. It consumes enormous resources to maintain, and can be nearly impossible to upgrade without damaging intended behavior.
The same is true of economic policy code. The simpler it is, the fewer opportunities are created for bugs to arise. And like software code, economic policy code is under constant assault - every unnecessary bit of complexity is an angle that a bad actor may use to subvert the system.
Simplicity, in economic policy code as in software, reduces the chance for error.
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