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Re: Why is DMV so slow?

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From: Big O
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 17:45
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In article <2vo9ei$q7u@news.service.uci.edu>, dkrause@hydra.acs.uci.edu
(Doug Krause) wrote:

> 
> My fiance and I went to the DMV to get her an ID card and the
> little handout says that it takes 90 days to get it in the mail.
> Why so long?  Do they do some sort of background check on every-
> body?  Thanks.

Just an example of a government monopoly working at its best.

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From: Johann_Opitz@smtp.esl.com (Big O)
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Subject: Re: Why is DMV so slow?
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