smaller than our federal workforce. entire countries. in other words, the u.s. government is astoundingly large, truly gargantuan. what do all those people that work there every day do? many aren t sure, including employees themselves. fundamentally, the federal government is a mystery, and like the universe, it goes on forever. the good news is every once in a while, our government does something we can understand. that happened recently when joe biden $750 billion piece of legislation, the inflation reduction act. what does it do? are you slow? the answer is in the name. the inflation reduction act is an act that reduces inflation. voters say it is the problem that they worry about most: inflation. that s how things work in washington. you identify a law and make something illegal. if it s also so hot, just have congress write a law banning high temperatures. congress has decided to bring that approach to inflation. you can imagine how terrifying it would be seeing it red