Today I thought about what I would say to the census taker when or if I come face to face with one. I would first ask him if he believes that the person who pays his salary is his boss and if his boss has the authority to tell him what to do. If he answers yes I would ask him who it is who pays his salary. Since that would be me I would tell him to leave and to not bother me anymore.
What would be the point to being so hateful and cocky about it? Most of these people (including myself) are just trying to make a paycheck for a few weeks while it lasts. All you have to say is “I refuse to answer” and that’s that. Your neighbors will be asked and if they refuse, it’s the end of it. We are trained to just make a notation of the refusal and move on. I haven’t seen them training for some goons to show up to people’s houses for refusing, so I assume you’ll be safe.