{
  "id": 4682599,
  "title": "Paperwork, lines, hours on hold: There's a 'Time Tax' on Americans who need help most",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/paperwork-lines-hours-on-hold-theres-a-time-tax-on-americans-who-need",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T17:06:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/31/nx-s1-5946449/time-tax-annie-lowrey-government-assistance-unemployment"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Annie Lowrey explores the administrative burdens people face applying for government benefits. It's not just about wasted time: \"When the government treats us like this, we don't trust it,\" she says.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}