I've always found the biggest joke in these forms, among other federal forms, to be the OMB "paperwork reduction" statements. [1] Even airport landing customs c

I've always found the biggest joke in these forms, among other federal forms, to be the OMB "paperwork reduction" statements. [1] Even airport landing customs cards have these. Why these make no sense: - They take up a good chunk of a page and consume both paper and the reader's time. - These forms aren't exactly optional, so I am going to spend time filling them out anyway. They would be easier to fill out if they were electronic, and if I wasn't repeating the same entries for the Nth time. The long disclosure adds nothing to usability and is only taunting. "Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a current valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is <number> Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to be approximately <n> minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, completing and reviewing the collection of information. All responses to this collection of information are mandated by <statute>. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden and suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to the <agency> at: <addr>." [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paperwork_Reduction_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paperwork_Reduction_Act