Posted on 03/15/2010 9:00:53 AM PDT by onona
A decennial tradition that dates back 220 years to the days of George Washington continues today when federal census forms start arriving at more than 120 million households across the United States.
But hanging over this 23rd U.S. census are concerns about a decline in participation.
While the U.S. census has always evoked some resentment toward the feds for poking their nose into people's business, there's a sense that America's distrust of the government has reached greater heights and could contribute to poor census returns.
(Excerpt) Read more at buffalonews.com ...
” got the warning letter that I would get a census form a few weeks ago.”
I got mine last week and I am so glad. Before that I had no idea what these threads were all about.
Great idea, never thought about them altering it to fit their purposes. I need to start thinking more like the thugs!
Sweet, it has been lonely here with the hubby in AF.
I love it....
Why do they even need race, age or gender?
And I suspect New Yawk Minute (to whom you posted) is experiencing his own loneliness right now. He was Zotted yesterday afternoon.
Love your letter! I will discuss these issues with my neighbors as well.
Heeeee Heeeeeeee!
We got ours today! Dh said we will have fun filling that out later :) (after ‘Lost’ of course).
whoops, not a troll lover am I!!! Thanks for the heads up.
Somewhat after that post, to which you replied, he outed himself, admitting that New Yawk Minute wasn’t his first username on FR. He then began to get belligerent. He finally stopped posting at post #130.
But some of us kept on him about his previous identity. He finally returned yesterday afternoon, and 5 or so posts later Ad Mod zotted him. I think they were laying in wait...
And in such a colorful way:
Eaker to troll: " Liberal Obama buttboy n00bie alert!". LOL
You'll have to reset your priorities.
Soon my FRiend.... :)
They do not but they ask anyway.
There are not but 3 races yet they have around 20 listed.
They will get an answer...but of my choosing.
I WILL say that most of the questions are not as probing as the long form garbage they send out...but I still bristle: all they need is a count. The rest is for their prurient statistical interest.
But if you google, you will find that you have to answer what is presented under title 13 of the US code...and I forget the chapter and verse....
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