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Subject:Plain Language From:"George F. Hayhoe" <george -at- GHAYHOE -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 9 Jun 1998 09:38:45 -0400
Melonie Holliman wrote:
<<O.K., who has the "in" with Gore and has arranged this deal? Fess up,
writers! Trust me, somebody is going to get paid BIG BUCKS to handle
this one. I bet they'll need lots o' writers. Guess it will be good for our
industry, though our taxes will be the ones paying for it.>>
As with any other initiative, the plain language requirement will involve an
up-front investment, and technical communicators and others may well benefit
as a result. However, as several studies have shown, revising form letters,
forms, and other government publications so that they communicate clearly
will SAVE taxpayer money in the long term.
I know that I look forward to a time when it might be possible to prepare my
own tax forms and save the large amount I'm currently paying a CPA each
year.
