30 January 2023 - classified documents 2

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Too Many Classified Documents

solution: A declassification commission.
result: It's been tried. Maybe it would work with outrageous funding.

solution: Allow judges to declassify based on public interest.
result: Expense without effect. A negligible proportion end up in court.

solution: A quota system. To classify a document, first declassify a document.
result: Documents grow ever longer.

solution: No change.
result: Head in sand makes it difficult to breathe.

clue:

To classify is easy and beneficial, if you are the right government bureaucrat. To declassify is difficult and risky. How is it possible to change the incentives?

take oh take this clue away

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