On: It shouldn't take 64 lines of code to do something...

[zmanji]

Isn't this the problem that data.gov is trying to solve?

[john_horton → zmanji]

I'm guessing that's the goal, but it's only going to be as good as the inputs provided by the different agencies.

For example, if you look for the time series I was after on data.gov, the "Download CSV" button brings you to...the BLS page, with all the problems I discussed.

http://explore.data.gov/Labor-Force-Employment-and-Earnings/...