You can see the Code of Federal Regulations from space.

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Changes in the tax code, tighter federal regulations on entertainment practices and the overall decline in print-ad sales have also had an effect.

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The federal tax code with its attendant regulations is 8 million words and growing.

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The federal income tax code and all of its attendant rules and regulations: 9 million words and rising.

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