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Why the Government wastes your time - and what to do about it with Annie Lowrey

Most Americans have experienced the frustration of government bureaucracy. But what if all that wasted time is also undermining our democracy? Journalist and author Annie Lowrey joins Claudia to discuss her new book, The Time Tax: How the Government Wastes Our Time—and How to Fix It. They explore why the “time tax” makes it so hard for people to get the help they need, how those barriers erode public trust, and what it would take to make government work better for everyone.

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Why some bureaucratic barriers are accidental while others are deliberately designed to…

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