… its a website run by the US Government. Why does it have such large downtimes in this day and age?

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    This also explains, very basically, why financial systems are the way they are. The backend is ancient but they know how it works so it stays the same and we see it’s weird quirks all the time.

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      More like, they know of they try to change, and their is an issue and people’s statements payments are at risk, it’s their ass.

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        Oh it’s hugely risky. I don’t blame anyone for not wanting to change it. But most people don’t know it’s all held together with duck tape and bubblegum.