The rule of project design is to simplify systems and then design replacement systems. But in the case of payroll systems in Ottawa, the complexities are phenomenal, so having one system replace a bunch of bad systems is simply unworkable. The federal government is very good at improving complexity, but not siimplicity. The Tax Act is a very fine example, as each Finance Minister takes credit for adding complexity upon complexity. In the U.S., there is a president who wants to get rid of two regs for each new one. Fat chance of that in Ottawa.