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Re:Steve Ballmer serves up a data trove about government spe... by grandalf on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @01:02AM (#14136602)
> Realistically? National security.

This is absolutely not the case. Sure there are some classified programs but the majority of government spending and money flows should be 100% transparent.

It's not because there is some degree of corruption and those involved wish to evade accountability.

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Re:Steve Ballmer serves up a data trove about government spe... by abritinthebay on Monday April 24, 2017 @03:04PM (#14187046)
> the majority of government spending and money flows should be 100% transparent.

Agreed. But that wasn't what the parent was suggesting and not what I was arguing against.

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