Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

We have to read the fine print to understand our agreements. Why, however, is there fine print?

I was reading through a contract document recently. I missed several things, just a couple of words buried in a 100-page document. I guess we call those things “the fine print.” Gotta’ read the fine print.

And then again, I have to ask, why is there fine print? If something is important, why is it buried deep in a document in a sentence in a paragraph where the important detail is not the subject?

Well, ya’ just have to be careful. Ya’ just have to read slower and pay attention. Gotcha’!

And then again, I have to ask about that. State general principles. State that not every clause on every line will be specified specifically. The general principles will apply. General principles like, “We will do the best we can. We aren’t perfect. We will make mistakes. Please work with us. We will assume the same about you and will work with you.”

I guess those types of general principles won’t hold up in court or something. We can do better than burying things in the fine print. Let’s do better.