“If FReepers have been targeted disproportionately with this survey, it would be a big deal.”
Yeah, but I don’t think there is any way you could determine that by just getting responses on a thread like this. How could you tell if they were targeting us disproportionately, instead of just targeting us proportionately? You’re missing too many variables in the equation.
I got hit with that or something very similar about 4 years ago. It was from Department of Commerce Bureau of Census. They wanted to know how much money I spent on anything and everything. They even wanted to know all about my ATM withdrawals. If you spend money on anything embarrassing they want to know all about it. None of the letters were addressed to me by name. At first I ignored the letters. The letters kept coming. They sent people to bang on my door several times. Unfortunately I do not have a dog. It was an absolute nightmare. Ronald Reagan was 100% correct when he said that the scariest words in the English language are “I am from the government and I am here to help you.” I told them “Have you got a search warrant? No! GTF out of here!” This went on for about a year before they gave up. I saved all of the letters. Most people don’t believe me when I tell the story. It is hard to believe that this is happening in America, but it is.
The purpose of this thread is to determine if there is smoke. If there is, we can start looking for the fire.