Posted on 04/01/2010 12:06:23 PM PDT by a fool in paradise
Today is national Census Day, the official date used as a marking point for the biennial national population count.
...Texas has been lagging behind the rest of the country.
But our Texas on the Potomac readers say there's a very good reason why they hadn't return them before today: The form states that the Census count takes place on April 1.
Question 1 on the Census form asks: "How many people are living in this house on April 1st?"
..."The form has been widely publicized as being a legal requirement and at our house, we're not about to sign and file with the government a legal document attesting to something as of April 1, until that date has come," said TxPotomac reader Geoff Arms.
Only 46 percent of Texas households have mailed back their census forms to date, lower than the nationwide average of 52 percent...
Ben Tobias... "I believe that the wording in the Census form about information being effective on April 1st causes people to delay responding until after that date," he said.
"To complete the Census earlier that April 1st could be considered fraud on a Federal document because circumstances in individual residences could change."
Michael Gregorio, spokesperson for the U.S. Census Bureau told TxPotomac that the instructions clearly explained that April 1 is not the deadline to return your form.
"It is clear when you read the Census instructions that April 1 is not a deadline for Census participation but only the reference date that the process uses for the count," he said.
"We expect a bump in the participation rate nationwide as of today or tomorrow because some people don't want to return it until after Census day..."
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.chron.com ...
The IRS has a permanent audit going 24/7/365 of The Rev Manning's books.
I wonder how large their office space is in his building?
There is only one reason the thugocracy is concerned about Texas. It means that the hispanic population isn’t returning the forms...lol. GOOD!
Same here - they hung it on my gate.
Oh. I just assumed that was our occasional visit from the JWs; they also hang things on our gate. Maybe I should look to see if it's still there.
They don’t count “human” as a response, but they DO count “American.” It’s the fastest-growing ‘race’ in the country! In 20 years’ time, we may all be judged on the content of our character, rather than the color of our skin...
What kind of a sentiment is that? You sound a bit out of touch with contemporary America.
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