Posted on 06/04/2009 7:57:43 AM PDT by SmithL
If you see the federal government as a benign force that seeks only to make your life better, then the questions in the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey may not bother you. But if you have a smidgen of doubt, or if you value your privacy, you probably aren't going to like some of Uncle Sam's invasive queries.
Like:
What is your race?
Your personal ancestry or ethnic origin?
How many rooms are in your home?
Is anyone at home deaf or hard of hearing?
Does anyone at home "because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition" have "serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions?"
Trouble walking or climbing stairs?
Difficulty dressing or bathing?
Or, "because of a physical, mental or emotional condition," does anyone at your home have difficulty "doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor's office or shopping?"
All I could think of as I read the questionnaire - which is sent to some 250,000 addresses each month to keep census data current - was: Wait until talk radio gets hold of this baby. These questions punch practically every hot button in the paranoid person's arsenal (although the survey did not ask how often respondents have sex - which shows the Viagra lobby has its limits).
Listeners unhappy with President Obama's expansion of federal power cannot be expected to savor opening the mail to find a questionnaire peppered with highly personal questions - and by the way, the U.S. Census Bureau says it is a federal crime not to respond. If you don't answer, Uncle Sam can fine you up to $5,000. It's as if the government is telling you: Trust us with your personal information. Or else.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
Not yet...
“Your personal ancestry or ethnic origin?
Ans. Native American - I was born here!”
Exactly!
na·tive (ntv)
adj.
1. Existing in or belonging to one by nature; innate: native ability.
2. Being such by birth or origin: a native Scot.
3. Being ones own because of the place or circumstances of ones birth: our native land.
4. Originating, growing, or produced in a certain place or region; indigenous
Just make crap up.
You don’t want to refuse to answer b/c that puts you on the list.
Just lie, and lie fantastically.
Do you have the constitutional cites for that?
I’ll need them.
I’m sure my form will get lost in the mail
I guess it should’ve been 2000 not 1999.
If you are in a safe “red” area, count your dogs and cats.
If you are in a blue area, say you don’t really live there all year, or “1”
Er, yeah....
Census bureau gave up WWII internment camp evadersThe United States Census Bureau turned over names and addresses of American citizens of Japanese descent to the Secret Service during World War II. Though the rest of this weeks identity loss stories pale in comparison, it illustrates vividly the most important point about protecting your privacy, and who is the biggest threat to your security....
I usually meet them at the door with Dirk (GSD) and Max (Rottweiler), and inform them “no one in this house wants to talk with anyone from the government.”
The left complaining about the left again.
When the winner finishes off their opponents, they’ll come back after us again.
A friend of ours has a daughter who is marrying a rich man from Venezuela. Apparently, Chavez has now determined that anyone who has an extra bedroom in their home must take in a homeless person. Hmmmm.
FTA: “As for the “mandatory” answers and possible fine of up to $5,000 - to Lowe’s knowledge, no American ever has been fined, even though only 67 percent of Americans participated in the 2000 census.”
Don’t count on that next year.
Just make crap up.
That’s what I did on my last census long form. High school dropout, minimum wage, yada gabba hey.
I'm wondering that myself. I could have some fun filling out the questionnaire.
Really?????? No kidding. Whoa. What happened? Wish I could’ve seen that. Bet you got quite a response....
Do you work for ACORN?
Do you swear that the information I provide will be kept safe and that you agree to take a personal financial responsibility if any information is used for purposes other than for what it's intended?
What is your employee number?
Who is your supervisor and what's his or her phone number?
I will also need to make a photocopy of your employee badge.
Honey, (calling to wife in next room) can you get the fingerprint machine....
Love it.
Is anyone at home deaf or hard of hearing?
What? WHAT?
Article I, Sec. 2: ... "The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct." ...
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