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The Time Tax: How the Government Wastes Our Time—and How to Fix It

by Annie Lowrey

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Fresh Air, NPR · August 31, 2026

How the government wastes our time

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An Atlantic journalist investigates the administrative burdens citizens face when applying for government benefits like unemployment and food assistance, arguing that bureaucratic inefficiency erodes public trust in government.

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