Poor census response feared

Buffalo News ^ | 03/15/2010 | Jay Rey

[MsLady]

For every 1 percent of households that respond by mail, taxpayers save about $85 million, the Census Bureau estimates. And we're suppose to take their word on that? I don't get how they come to that conclusion. And they don't even bother to say how it saves money.

[New Yawk Minute]

If you dont send back a completed form, you will find them at your door...and it doesnt look to me like they give up easily.

[ozark hilljilly]

“If you dont send back a completed form, you will find them at your door...”

And for some here, that’s when the real fun begins!

[Ingtar]

It is the “expanded” form that they can randomly select you to fill in that should worry you. Other than Race: Other: American, I will fill in what I deem traditional questions. (I don’t have mine yet to see what they ask.)

[Bitsy]

that America’s distrust of the government has reached greater heights

And reaching even greater heights. It is NOT our government at the moment. It has evolved into something I have never seen before and hope, with God’s grace, will never see again! Lets get our government back.

[New Yawk Minute]

Well, enjoy yourself then. I think people are making mountains out of molehills. There is nothing wrong with filling out the census with the information that has BEEN on ALL censuses since they began.

[bcsco]

...and it doesnt look to me like they give up easily.

Neither do I. I'm frankly looking forward to the visit.

[New Yawk Minute]

Expanded or not. I am sure they wont ask anything that they havent asked before.

Why aggravate yourself. This is no big deal.

[Teotwawki]

Me too. I’m thinking about open carry if any show up at my door. Nothing threatening, just simply wearing one of my larger caliber handguns. Then they can ask their questions if the weeny libs haven’t wet themselves first. I still won’t answer anything more than number, ages, and citizenship (American).

[RnMomof7]

That is all the information we plan on giving ..let them guess

[1066AD]

people living illegally in this country may make the immigrant community more leery of participating in the census

So the count will include illegals which will in turn affect the allocation of Congress-critters ?

[Zathras]

Somehow mine got run thru my paper shreader after being filled out.

I should probably mail it in anyway (snicker)

[ozark hilljilly]

Hey! Don’t lump me in! I said for some here. I wasn’t including myself. I have already sent mine in, as I said earlier.
I know it’s important for the geneologists, etc. But the total incompetence we see every 10 years leaves us ready to scream and rebel.The over politicizing of it don’t help either.

[Reagan69]

Maybe a few hip tv ads would help...

oh, nevermind.

[longtermmemmory]

my understanding is that the Obama WH in taking over the census is using SAMPLING instead of ENUMERATION.

IOW they are going to guess.
(citizens, non, citizens etc...)

[ImpBill]

outta 10 questions I will answer the first one only.

How many folks lived in my house this past year? Dazzit none of the other questions will I answer.

[mewzilla]

In my neck of the woods, NYS's 29th Congressional District, I don't know why anyone should bother to fill out a form. We don't have representation in the House at the moment. The gov's refusing to call a special election. There are over 600,000+ people here without a voice in the House.

Note to the Census Department: Go urinate up a rope.

[Oratam]

What’s to stop them from creating thousands of phony census returns? Look! We found 3,000 “uncounted” people in Paterson, N.J. Show me the money!!!

[Jabba the Nutt]

Have you heard the ads promoting the Census? It's about getting “our fair share” of money from the government. So, one way to cut the size and scope of the Federal Government to use the Census questionnaire as TP.

[bcsco]

There is nothing wrong with filling out the census with the information that has BEEN on ALL censuses since they began.

Not very familiar with how the census questionnaire has grown, are you. But since you seem to feel it's proper to respond to those questions 'since they began', I deem it proper to answer those in the 1800 & 1810 census...

1. City or township
2. Name of the head of family
3. Number of free white males under age 10
4. Number of free white males age 10-15
5. Number of free white males age 16-25
6. Number of free white males age 26-44
7. Number of free white males over age 44
8. Number of free white females under age 10
9. Number of free white females age 10-15
10. Number of free white females age 16-25
11. Number of free white females age 26-44
12. Number of free white females over age 44
13. Number of all other free persons
14. Number of slaves

Oh, I guess if I were a person of color, I'd pitch it. And legally so...