Posted on 07/20/2010 4:59:43 AM PDT by Clive
All I told them was how many people lived here. I stuck a note in with the form and told them that if they wanted any more information than that to get a court order.
Haven’t heard from them and that’s been a long time ago.
Somewhere in my files I have a copy old questionnaire that was sent to me to fill out that was half an inch thick. The questions were ridiculous and none of their business. One of the questions that sticks with me is them asking how many rolls of toilet paper our family used each month. The next time I got the long form was about 10 or more years later and it had been shortened considerably but I still found it too intrusive. My sticking point on the last one was that I could not check off Canadian as being my nationality. Insane absolutely insane.
Beyond who lives where, and who they are, the Census is on shaky ground. This year's form devoted 30% of its 6-page length to "Hispanic" Matters. and other Racial Matters. I.E., are you "Hispanic? If yes, what kind, what race," and on and on .... "Dominican .... Puerto Rican, Argentine.... Mexican? Are you "Black?" A "Negro," "African-American." African?
No allowed: inquiries into legal or illegal presence in the country.
Rest assured that it will be used to jigger the electoral process. Also, by firing Census workers every couple of weeks, and then re-hiring them, the Obama gets to claim "50,000 new jobs created!"
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