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It’s the government’s fault that the data isn’t easily accessed by citizens. No employee time would be necessary if data was accessible by everyone without having to go through a worker. I know this firsthand because there are places in the US that you have to submit requests and deal with government lawyers and slothful employees, while the exact same type of data can be directly downloaded from another municipality without any barriers or assistance.


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