One of the reasons 'they' give is because California is very litigious, and they include 'extra' language to avoid future lawsuits. Back in the 30's a contract was a half a page. 90 years of lawsuits later is 30x that long.
However, I did try to read sections of that contract and it's pretty brutal.
Analogy: in the 1950's the conventional wisdom was that more highways reduced traffic, by the late 1960's that thinking was flipped on its head and highway projects were cancelled across the nation. Simplicity is a beautiful thing. The Gettysburg Address is 272 words.
One of the reasons 'they' give is because California is very litigious, and they include 'extra' language to avoid future lawsuits. Back in the 30's a contract was a half a page. 90 years of lawsuits later is 30x that long.
However, I did try to read sections of that contract and it's pretty brutal.
Analogy: in the 1950's the conventional wisdom was that more highways reduced traffic, by the late 1960's that thinking was flipped on its head and highway projects were cancelled across the nation. Simplicity is a beautiful thing. The Gettysburg Address is 272 words.