Fed Up With Red Tape? Fight Back With These Ideas

If you’re like most every other adult on the planet, you’ve been frustrated in dealing with one organization or another. Maybe it involved getting your driver’s license renewed. Or getting a refund on that gizmo you ordered online. Or navigating the entanglements of rules and sub-rules of an insurance claim. Or (not so) simply making a change in an airline reservation.

Some people refer to such bureaucratic hassles as “red tape.” By whatever name, these time- and patience-hogging encounters invo...