The number of people in the household was to determine the number of legislators to send to D.C. Blacks didn’t count as whole people so they needed to know the race. Now they want to know the race so they can determine where to send the most tax dollars for the entitlement programs. I say we all should say we’re black. Then the money would be evenly shelled out.
That’s not a bad idea, although it will screw up future genealogists.