Census: American Community Survey

[Pat McCotter]

You know there is no money where government programs are concerned.

[Russell Kanning]

I wonder which one of us will get a note from the census takers first.

I finally figured out why I never remember filling out one of these forms .... in 1990 I was in college and they wouldn't know how to find me or I just threw it out. In 2000 I was sleeping on people's couches after my first wife kicked me out....I bet she filled it out.
Maybe when I get one here sometime we can fill it out with some really funny info.
Maybe if enough of us in NH refuse they will take one of our US Reps. They can take Bass. It would be funny to hear on the news that NH seems to have shrunk in population drastically or that we are being stubborn.

[sandm000]

Do I have to respond to the American Community Survey / Puerto Rico Community Survey?

Not if it gets "lost" in the mail I don't.  >

With the 10 year census they eventually send people out to collect the answers from people who didn't return the form.

So would you be opposed to the resurrection of Tarring and Feathering Gov.t Agents?
It doesn't do any permanent damage and it may help them and others realize what we are about.

[sandm000]

Maybe when I get one here sometime we can fill it out with some really funny info.
Maybe if enough of us in NH refuse they will take one of our US Reps. They can take Bass. It would be funny to hear on the news that NH seems to have shrunk in population drastically or that we are being stubborn.

Just say you have about a dozen people in your house, so we can have more representatives to effect positive change more quickly.

[Russell Kanning]

Our current reps in Washington seem to be a bad influence.

[president]

I wonder which one of us will get a note from the census takers first.

The Department of Commerce has been trying hard to get me to fill out the American Community Survey.

First they sent the long form with a pamphlet. When they didn't get it back fast enough they sent another one. Then two or three reminder letters with pamphlets. None of this stuff had a name or my street address on it. It had some weird "roural route" blah blah address on it.

Then they started calling. They left three messages, all coming from different places. Caller ID reported: "census bureau" 240.420.6029, Arazona 520.798.4152, Indiana 812.218.3144 . They called 14 times without leaving a message. Some days they called three times. Most of the calls came from Indiana.

A week ago they sent a Field Representative to my house. It was an petite older lady(50-60), gray hair. I wasn't home. It was 5:30 PM when she knocked, and my babies' momma opened the door.

Field Rep said: "I know this must be a bad time". She set her bag down on some wicker furniture on our deck, and started looking in it.

My wife went out and shut the door. The Field Rep said she was with the census bureau. At that point my babies mamma said "OK, you must have missed the no trespassing signs, this is private property, and you are going to to have to leave".

Field Rep: "We are allowed to cross property lines." The lady was looking through her bag the whole time.

My babies' mamma said "uh, OK", and went inside, and closed the door.

Field Rep: "now wait a min...". Our chihuahua was outside barking at the ladies legs the whole time, and my babies mamma left him out there with her. She then went into her bag, left a letter and pamphlet and a note asking us to call her collect. It took her 3-5 mins to dirve away.


Then we got this letter, with name and street address:

[Kat Kanning]

Very cool, you all standing up to them.

[Tom Sawyer]

karma for the Dead Pres and First Lady

[Michael Fisher]

My wife went out and shut the door. The Field Rep said she was with the census bureau. At that point my babies mamma said "OK, you must have missed the no trespassing signs, this is private property, and you are going to to have to leave".

Field Rep: "We are allowed to cross property lines." The lady was looking through her bag the whole time.

My babies' mamma said "uh, OK", and went inside, and closed the door.

Field Rep: "now wait a min...". Our chihuahua was outside barking at the ladies legs the whole time, and my babies mamma left him out there with her. She then went into her bag, left a letter and pamphlet and a note asking us to call her collect. It took her 3-5 mins to dirve away.

Good job.

Use this picture I created (long ago) to return their letter.


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[John]

karma for the Dead Pres and First Lady

Yup.
And To Mike to; for reminding me to recycle.   

[aries]

So what happens if you don't fill it out?

[TackleTheWorld]

karma for the Dead Pres and First Lady

Ditto

[CNHT]

How about a census burning party?  It's only a $100 fine if they catch you.

Kat, I trashed the last one I got, no problem. They don't come after you. This is a FEMA thing, ya know?

[CNHT]

You're using more than your fair share of living space. You must allow this family with four children to move in with you.

You hit the nail right on the head, Pat. This is FEMA in action. They are getting ready for a crisis and want to know who has a big house so they can assign other people to live with you. They need to know all about your floorplan and the rest.

AS I SAID, DO AS I DID AND JUST RIP IT UP.

[CNHT]

With the 10 year census they eventually send people out to collect the answers from people who didn't return the form.

SO DON'T BE HOME!