The Paper Tiger

Submitted by Michael S (United States), May 7, 2016 at 05:00

Hi, Anne

The real topper here, was a few years ago, when Congress passed the "Paperwork Reduction Act". That act apparently required govenment agencies to add extra forms, explaining how the agency was reducing paperwork. I used to think computers would reduce paperwork; but instead, it's the computers themselves that generate new volumes of paperwork -- faster and more easily than any human could ever do or dream.

"According to American Action Forum (AAF) research, 68 federal agencies impose more than 23,000 forms... There are 1,599 tax forms"

-- http://www.americanactionforum.org/insight/many-federal-forms/

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