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Not interacting with it at all, except for receiving notifications about stuff I need to know (not do, there shouldn't be anything to do).
by TomMarius 7y ago
Not interacting with it at all, except for receiving notifications about stuff I need to know (not do, there shouldn't be anything to do).
- thephyber 7y agoIs this a serious answer (eg. from an anarcho-capitalist or you think the government should do much more so you have to do less) or a facetious answer? I realize that there's not a good likelihood that the government will likely change such that we (almost) never have to interact with it. Given this assumption, are you willing to humor my scenario for the question?
- TomMarius 7y agoIt is meant seriously. I myself am more to the anarchist side of things, but the answer wasn't about that. I think the government has most or all information it could possibly need - from my employer, school, doctor. I don't recall filling any form that was necessary, everything I've ever done with the government was a waste of time, because everything has already been in their system; thus my answer was mostly about making a proper computer system that does most if not all things automatically, asking for my time only when absolutely necessary.
- thephyber 7y agoThanks for clarifying. I don't think I agree that the government always has this info, but I do agree that where the info already exists, different silos of the same government should be able to access this data. In a sense this already exists (eg. DMV records tend to be reused for election + jury duty rolls, car insurance info is automatically submitted to DMV), but I think it should be far more streamlined. I guess I had hoped for specific examples of where there are tasks which could be streamlined, but currently aren't.
- TomMarius 7y agoI should've said I am European. The government knows more things here, and yet I have to fill tons of forms with the same info again and again.