Red Tape

Americans spend 10 BILLION hours filling out government forms each year, up from 1 billion in 1981. Yikes. That's about 33 hours per year per person in the US. I doubt infants fill out a lot of government forms, so the rate is actually higher. That's more than a day--spent filling out forms. That compares to about 4.5 hours per year per person in 1981, based on 1981 population numbers.