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by paxys 2171 days ago
They definitely have all the data they need, verifiable many times over. No one wants to do the work to talk to all the different agencies involved to compile it.
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It's unbelievable how much inefficiencies are created from this. I presume it's on purpose to make oversight more difficult.
If there were a pressing need for the exact figure, it would be more accessible. The fact that it isn't means there hasn't been a need for it yet.