One more thing I've become disturbed by in efforts to help various friends and family members

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is how incredibly complicated paperwork has become. And then that paperwork becomes the excuse for mistreating people. They break contracts they never understood and never had a choice to not sign -- and then they get punished for it.

It's like you need a college degree for practically everything these days. Not literally -- but you need college level reading skills to figure out a rental agreement or a loan agreement. And you need solid math skills to understand the interest on your credit cards.

So most people probably just sign on the bottom line -- because they don't have any other choice. And they don't know what they're getting into.'

All of this has a huge impact on politics. People who don't really understand the tax system, for example, aren't going to be able to weigh the various proposals of the candidates. They might incorrectly think their own taxes will rise because they don't understand how a progressive tax system works. So they choose candidates based on gut feelings or a political party because their parents belonged to it.

More and more, American life seems to be snowballing out of control, and people are afraid. Of course they're attracted to people who appeal to that fear. Take-charge types like Adolph Trump.

And that scares me.