Government + paperwork = time + money

Ever wonder how much time Americans spend toiling over government forms and paperwork? Well the Congressional Research Service figured it out.

* 9.9 billion: Number of hours Americans spent on government paperwork last year

* 2 billion: Increase in hours from 2004, a 25 percent increase

* 1 billion: Estimated number of hours in 1981

* 7.7 billion: Number of hours spent on IRS forms, or 80 percent of the total

* $460 billion: Estimated labor cost of the 9.9 billion hours of federal paperwork

Sources: New York Times, Congressional Research Service

via US News and World Report.

Wait till we get Cap n Trade, Healthcare and whatever else the Washington elites can come up with.