Posted on 03/20/2013 8:32:10 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
Rage over the waste and injustice of agents sent by the federal government to bang on doors of law-abiding citizens to ask probing, creepy questions is normally something that bubbles up only every 10 years. But ever since the federal government became a cancerous leviathan, the outrage is now an annual occurrence.
The first census in 1790 asked a bare minimum of questions essential for establishing congressional districts of equal populations. Despite the abhorrent practice of slavery at the time — and the counting of blacks for purposes of their fractional apportionment — the whole endeavor was aimed at fairness.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
And most are just trying to feed their families. Of course if they laid back and too food stamps and welfare, they’d be blasted here too.
That was true when the Census occurred every 10 years. Now, with the ACS, it is an on-going process each and every year, requiring permanent trained Field Agents.
Speed limits are state and local law, not enumerated powers of the Federal government, but not prohibited to the States. The ACS is a power not enumerated to the Federal government, but has been usurped by them. See the Tenth Amendment.
Yeah, I try to keep a civil tongue in my head . . . . . . even with jackbooted government thugs.
But, that reponse is usually sitting very close to the tip of my tongue.
I worked the 2000 census and I can tell you that the "enumerators" (Ie field workers) are temps hired at minimum wage, with "preference given" to disabled, women, minorities, and veterans. At the time, all hiring was done by the census itself, which at the time was headed by the Commerce Department (Rahm Emanuel wanted it switched to the White House budget but that all came later) I applied in January and was given a screening test along with about 20 other applicants. The test covered some simple map reading and "grocery store arithmetic", we were given an hour to complete it. I finished in 15 minutes then went back and checked my answers which were correct the first time. Most of the applicants took the full hour. I'd guage the test difficulty as low junior high school.
I didn't get called back until the end of March, I had my doubts that I would be called at all since I fit none of the prerequisites for employment. I was offered a "clerk" position on second shift and took it for grins and giggles.
I had three days of training given by the people who had been hired three days before me, and they were trained by the people that were hired three days before...you get the picture.
The supervisors all the way up to the district managers were also temps but were paid a salary (honorary Civil Service??) in the high five digits and from what I saw were selected as beneficiaries of political patronage.
I spent three months there and came away with the painful realization that the census was a circus run by idiots and staffed by cretins with no idea how to use the technology dumped in front of them sans training.
Regards,
GtG
agreed
correct
Thanks for the link.
probably your email provider is selling advertising of services on the emails you receive.
I am also very unhappy with my local ISP for forcing us to the Cloud and Google for email. This was forced by the cost of required record keeping mandated by the Fed Gov.
Yes, Big Brother and Big Sis are watching you. Recording everything you say and think. Welcome to the Brave New World. Orwell’s 1984 was a long time ago.
I am afraid that your concern is probably somewhat founded in fact and intent of ObozoCare and the COMDEMs.
Seems TSA agents could fill these surveys out while they rub people’s croches and boobs.
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