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Christopher Cook's avatar

Even if all the kinks have not yet been worked out, this is a worthy objective.

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Pat Wagner's avatar

My problem. I have experience with political secrets and whistleblowers, and often times, that information is factually wrong. This is also true even for investigative reporters. I have sat in rooms with people telling me awful things about their workplaces, and their information was incorrect.

And, for various reasons, no one will know the right story, or the whole story, so the consensual myths last for years. Knowing the inside story is exhilarating and addictive. But too often, people interpret information before they pass it on. Even if you think the info is cut-and-dried, black-and-white, it has been tainted with human opinion.

So, I could see the data in this model being easily corrupted And innocent people would be harmed. It takes time and effort to find the truth.

Given my concerns, I am a BIG fan of openthebooks.com. They are "a transparency group devoted to posting online all the disclosed spending of every level of government across the United States."

It is one place I donate to support a free society. One thing I like about them - what they do pretty much appeals to everyone, regardless of their political POV.

Anyway, I might be wrong. Would be interesting to view a proof of concept.

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