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?

give me a clue so sweet and true

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