US Census

[Scooter Montgomery]

Shit. Somebody has got to keep the USPS in business.

That is what "no postage necessary" envelopes from credit card companies are for, I send them back empty all the time.

[KnightofNi]

But I'm not a witch.  This isn't my nose, it's a false one.   

tell me, what do you do with witches?



I havne't filled mine out yet. I totally forgot about it after i saw it in the pile of mail.

[DucatiTorrey]

"I knicked a census man"
"Now that's a good boy"

name the movie?

I filled it all in and sent it. Blockbuster has more info on me...

[WarrenJ]

Oh Brother Where Arth Thou

[redxblack]

The "race" question was bothersome. I checked other and wrote in HUMAN. They use the race data to allocate funds to specific minority groups, but if you're talking $$$, class rather than race should probably be used. They get that info by April 15 every year.

[Triple J]

I filled it all in and sent it. Blockbuster has more info on me...

+1

[NAKID]

Not sure I'll even get one...

[DucatiTorrey]

Oh Brother Where Arth Thou

[teddy037.2]

tell me, what do you do with witches?

BURN THEM!!!!

[spolic]

They use the race data to allocate funds to specific minority groups, but if you're talking $$$, class rather than race should probably be used. They get that info by April 15 every year.

Name
Rank
Serial Number

I can't say any thing more with out crossing the forums political line.

[zarn02]

Let's see how I can word this without it becoming very political very fast...

The only part of the census authorized by the constitution is a simple head count. This isn't a political opinion, this is a legal fact.

One might be bothered by the information collected because it has been used for unsavory purposes in the past. Example: Used to find people of Japanese descent during WW2 so that they might be "interred." And as for the remark about Blockbuster having more information, Blockbuster doesn't threaten large fines for not filling out boxes on their membership card.

Besides, simply because they're on the public payroll doesn't mean it's any of their damn business.

[KnightofNi]

i can get fined for not giving them my name and phone number? 

i missed that part of the instructions.

ohh well, i'll let you know how much the fine is.

[Oldfisti]

i can get fined for not giving them my name and phone number? 

i missed that part of the instructions.

ohh well, i'll let you know how much the fine is.

Without a name how would they know who to fine?


I guess they could call you...

[redxblack]

I was reading a magazine column by some guy who had entered some lame drawing and used fake names and his real address, but he left the phone number blank. He got a call from an Army recruiter wanting to talk to Mr Joe Strummer about possibly joining the Army. If the Army has been purchasing mailing lists as leads, maybe a more detailed census could save money? I don't know. I don't have a dog in this fight. I'm pretty ambivalent. That race question did bug me though.

[teddy037.2]

just did mine this morning.

was tempted to add the cat...