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Old 02-26-2008, 12:32 PM   #9
bluebayou
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Yes, ALL government forms should come with their own counsel.

But, the dollars ($2.3B) referred to in the article relate solely to what colleges and the government spend on processing forms, with zero on what it actually costs individuals to prepare those same forms. Perhaps the study includes an estimation of the "costs" of preparation (10 hours times some assumed wage) of the detail, but the student headline writer did not.

Nevertheless, with $80 billion at stake.....
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