Occurring largely behind the scenes, President Trump’s most significant contribution to a more prosperous America is also his least understood: his assault on the administrative state. The administrative state and danger it poses to self-rule were evident 180 years ago. Over decades, the federal tax code has grown to 2,600 pages of complex interactions that take another 70,000 pages to explain. Employing progressive rates, loopholes, and credits, the tax code rewards some financial behavior while discouraging other behavior. The tax code thus guides economic decisions in the same way the road network channels vehicle traffic.

Source: Fox News November 26, 2017 09:00 UTC