lol - ok. I used to hear that dot-matrix (impact) printers we’re used for this reason. I thought that was old...
Seriously, this is ancient technology. If our government can’t find a better way, well, I’ll just say I’m not happy with how my tax dollars are being spent.
When I hit “print” I can also state how many copies.
State and federal offices are where technologies go to die.
I used to work for a civil engineering firm that focused on traffic. PennDOT used carbon paper for just about every form that could exist.
I now work for a company that needs to file a lot of FCC and regulatory paperwork and the systems are abysmal.