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  1. maherbeg · · focus · HN ↗
    OK, there's a lot of negative comments here, but this is a great idea at a high level. It really is hard to figure out where to do a thing and it's also very easy to get phished. If they can figure out how to help people get all the services they're eligible for that'll be an amazing improvement for the people.
    1. Rebuff5007 · · focus · HN ↗
      "at a high level" is doing a lot of work.

      I know some companies that at a high level want to "organize the world's information" or "build the future of human connection", yet have done innumerable cruel and harmful things to society (at least in my opinion).

      1. dbbk · · focus · HN ↗
        No, they are right. This is basically just GOV.uk for America, and GOV.uk by all accounts is an incredible success.
        1. kijashdkujdfhas · · focus · HN ↗
          usa.gov is a better resource and already existed.
          1. jryle70 · · focus · HN ↗
            Why is it a better resource? The two don't seem to overlap. Maybe just the name that throws you off?
            1. kijashdkujdfhas · · focus · HN ↗
              They're both portals for information about federal government services. They overlap massively.

              Did you look at usa.gov at all?

              1. jryle70 · · focus · HN ↗
                Try "Help me find affordable housing near me" on usa.gov?
                1. mcmcmc · · focus · HN ↗
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                  1. shadowgovt · · focus · HN ↗
                    Because Americans are notoriously and demonstrably bad at understanding the architecture of their own government, including the layer-cake nature of authority and responsibility delegation.
                    1. mcmcmc · · focus · HN ↗
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