| Show Who pays for all the paper Everyone pays Private industry spends up to c 32 billion a year and as the commission said k The cost is IS ultimately imposed on the consumer con sumer through higher prices and higher taxes Individuals according to the commission pay i I 0 some 87 billion directly in paperwork costs annually annually an an- farmers another million The commissions commission's commissions commission's com corn missions mission's report noted Federal paperwork hurts most those least able to fend for themselves the poor and disabled the small businessman and small institutions in the health and education areas The report also said there are psychological costs the anxiety frustration and anger that people experience when dealing with excessive paperwork and red tape and the fear that confidential information may be abused |
