[ProtectOurFreedom]

At first, I thought $340 million was the cost to CONDUCT the census. Then I saw the government is spending $340 MILLION of our money on a PROMOTIONAL campaign. Every single citizen knows is done every decade. They don't need to spend a single cent "promoting" this.

Okay, Obama. Tells us some more about restoring fiscal sanity.

[wolfcreek]

Lead up to universal voter registration.

[Pecos]

Too bad no one is spending that kind of coin promoting the Constitution.

[bikerman]

whirl like a go-go girl

Thats what they will be doing after I tell them just 2 adults live here, now beat it.

[truthkeeper]

Obviously the census is very cool.

[Jedidah]

Unfortunately, you are wrong.

Every single citizen does NOT know that the census is done every decade. They should, but there is an appalling lack of knowledge about government and history in this country, in both adults and young people.

And, as far as I’m concerned, it’s fine for those people to duck the census. Frankly, and I know this sounds harsh, I don’t want them counted or represented.

[ssaftler]

I was at the Sharks game on Wednesday when the Census-mobile showed up to give away all kinds of goodies (pens, canvas bags, bag clips, etc.) to the incoming masses.

Wanted to barf when I heard one of the Censu-clones telling some teenager who looked like a gang-banger wannabe how “important” it was for people especially in his age range to be sure to register. He was spewing some crap about lost revenue to the state if he didn’t get counted. I even heard a comment to nobody in particular how California could LOSE a Congressional seat (horror of horrors!) in the 2010 census.