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What an odd idea that FOIA requests are a waste of some employee's time, considering the vast amount of waste in the system already. Anything that can be relea
by colordrops 5y ago
What an odd idea that FOIA requests are a waste of some employee's time, considering the vast amount of waste in the system already. Anything that can be released with an FOIA request should never have been locked behind closed doors in the first place. Locking public information up is shady and is the true reason that is wasting everyone's time.
- throaway46546 5y agoDoesn't the FOIA requester have to pay for those employee's time anyways?
- lnxg33k1 5y agoTaxpayers already do with their contribution to the country budgets, in EU you can submit FOIA for free to governments entity and to any private company who received government funding, it's a matter of public interest and if you receive my money (as taxpayer) then you put into account the fact that as a citizen I might request some answers
- dhosek 5y agoIt varies depending on the agency, the scope of the request and the purpose of the request. For just one example, here's the State of Illinois FOIA FAQ: https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/FOIA/Documents/FOIA_Frequently_Asked_Questions.pdf https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/FOIA/Documents/FOIA_Frequently...