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Originally Posted by brecklundin
that is so odd about not disclosing the costs for publicly owned and funded organizations. We, as citizens are entitled to know those costs and they are supposed to be a public record.
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Reminds me of a line I saw in a show (fictional) where a fancy secret mililtary based was being show. Someone made a comment about this not showing up in the budget and the guide replied 'You don't really think we are buying $500 hammers do you?".
Pretty sure the NSA budget is still off the record even though it is no longer a complete secret. Large parts of the budget are hidden, or at least merged into very large more general categories. In the case of tax funded libraries, I imagine you could get it if you pressed hard enough (FOIA or some such maybe).