The Internal Revenue Code of 1954, a document longer than "… - John Brooks

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The Internal Revenue Code of 1954, a document longer than "War and Peace", is phrased -inevitably, perhaps- in the sort of jargon that stuns the mind and disheartens the spirit.

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John Brooks (December 5, 1920 – July 27, 1993) was an American journalist specialized on business topics, his articles were usually published by the New Yorker.

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