# The Hidden Cost of America’s Bureaucracy

https://mins.news/en/video/46722

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-09-05 15:14 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pp_fYxkw2Q

> In her new book The Time Tax, Atlantic staff writer Annie Lowrey examines how paperwork, delays and administrative hurdles consume Americans’ time and make government benefits and services harder to access. She says lower-income Americans bear a disproportionate share of the burden, while simpler applications, better data sharing and streamlined tax filing could help reduce it.