Posted on 05/28/2009 9:32:29 PM PDT by ReformationFan
The federal government is forcing 3 million Americans to disclose sensitive, personal information about finances, health and lifestyle in a 14-page survey – including questions about availability of household flush toilets and difficulty with undressing and bathing.
The 2009 American Community Survey, an annual supplement to the decennial Census, asks about residents' personal relationships and whether a home has hot and cold running water, a flush toilet, bathing facilities, appliances and phone services. It also asks how many rooms are in a home and what vehicles are used at each household.
The new questionnaire asks respondents what they pay for electricity, gas, water and sewer every month and whether residents receive food stamps.
Question 16 asks, "About how much do you think this house and lot, apartment, or mobile home would sell for if it were for sale?"
(Excerpt) Read more at worldnetdaily.com ...
Start shaking their hand as soon as you open the door. Then say Oh I'm so glad you're here. My next words then would be did you know we don't ever use toilet paper in our home? We're devout environmentalist. We wipe with our bare hands. By The Way Do you have a question section about that? Then see how quick the guest suddenly leaves :>}
This is why we need to start beating the drums loudly NOW and let these pukes know that not only will we answer nothing but the Constitutionally mandated census questions (number of voting age people in household) but also that we are prepared to very publicly haul their sorry a$$es into court if they try to screw with us for not answering questions that are none of their "bleeping" business.
I have heard that they are separating the short Census from the long one so that they can make the long one into the "stealth census" by sending it to fewer people at any given time......with the result of less publicity!
Here is what I am talking about. This USA Today article about the 2010 Census appears to be from January 16,2005:
The long form for the official Census is dead now, but the same questions are asked in the new monthly survey. Every year, about 3 million households — about 1 in 40 — will get the 67-question survey. It will go to a sample of households in each of the nation's 3,142 counties. Starting next year, annual data will be released on smaller places of 65,000 or more people and, by 2008, on communities of 20,000 or more. By 2010, the data will be available for individual neighborhoods. Marketers and planners say getting fresh data is a boon. "A lot of our clients are very interested in data on income, identifying patterns of income distribution for small areas," says Ken Hodges, chief demographer at Claritas, a San Diego-based marketing research company. The company uses Census data to help retailers, ski resorts, automakers, newspapers, cities' economic development officials and others reach the people they want to reach. Joan Naymark, director of research and planning for Target, says the retail chain uses Census numbers to shape merchandising and marketing decisions and pick locations for new stores. Not everyone is pleased. The Census meets resistance every decade from people who don't trust the government. That increased in 2000, when concerns over privacy heightened because of advances in technology. Charges of invasion of privacy came from some members of Congress and talk-radio shows. Many questions had been asked for decades and all were reviewed by Congress in 1998. The Libertarian Party urged people to ignore most of the questions in 2000. It will do so again through postings on its Web site and e-mails to members, says George Getz, the party's communications director. "We are going to tell people to answer one question and one question only: How many people live in your home," Getz says. That's all "busybody bureaucrats" need to know, he says. The Census Bureau hopes a monthly survey that goes to fewer people and lacks the national fanfare of the decennial count will mute some of the criticism. "Let's call it the stealth Census," says Taylor, the Tucson planner. "Your average citizen is totally clueless about its existence."
http://www.usatoday.com/news/bythenumbers/2005-01-16-census-2010_x.htm
So if we think this intrusion into our privacy is for Homeland Security, we had better think again. It is like a new species of eminent domain where information is to be shared with private corporations!!!
The involvement of ACORN simply makes this dog and pony show all that much more a cesspool of corruption than it would have otherwise been with the usual suspects!
The best way to thwart this process is to randomly lie.
Spread the word that anyone receiving the long form should answer using coin flipping and/or dice.
That’s when the little census worker checks “subversive” besides your address.
Ha. That’s a good idea.
It could be fun ;)
I’m usually very nice and sometimes chatty when I have the time. But, I learned it’s so very easy to close the door or hang up the phone when the other party gets pushy.
Good post. Interesting.
;) Thanks.
I think I might lose it, accidentally of course. There is no reason for my government to be asking me for such personal information.
The other thing that pisses me off is they spent taxpayer money to first send me a letter telling me they were going to send me the survey, then they sent this book of a questionnaire, then they sent another letter asking if I got it, all the while telling me to hurry up and fill it out, or they were going to fine me.
I think it is supposed to be for getting an accurate count, but it could be used for giving accurate directions for picking up dissidents, if the balloon ever goes up.
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