Census

[Thomas Rogers]

Saw a commercial for the census last night.



Are they TRYING to insult our intelligence? A nice little animated cartoon explaining that the reason to fill out the census is so that we know how big to make our community hospitals.



Oh, really?



That's the single, best reason we can come up with for the filling out the census? Really?



Kind of an interesting reason given the Obama care initiative.



TJR

 

[Bill V]

TJR, I don't think I've seen that one--but based only on your description, I think I'd find that commercial (complete with an actual example of a use for the census) a whole lot less lame and insulting than the ones with Ed Begley Jr. and several other B-list comedians talking about taking a snapshot of America...

 

[Nick Miller]

Census should change their name to the U.S. Dept. of Marketing.

 

[Tom Schindler]

Nick,



Did you act that same way 10 years ago or were you too young?



This census is one of the smallest and least intrusive ever. Interesting that we are all worked up over really nothing at all.



Political Paranoia is all this is.





Tom

 

[Doug Roland]

"but I'm going to need my left-handed scissors" (as in the commercial) to fill out my form.

All they need to know...How many people live in my home.

They should get quite a shock if my neighbor answers that question honestly, I don't even know how many "live" there.

 

[Nick Miller]

Caymen,



Has nothing to do with Obama or Bush( I voted for neither). Yes, I did the same in 2000.

 

[Mark K 2]

Nick...



If you don't answer the questions, census people will come to your door at least six times trying to get the info. If you don't cooperate, they send big shots to interview your relatives, friends, neighbors, government offices, and wherever else to get the answers to the questions. It's easier to just answer the questions.



If you think this census is intrusive, you should have been around for the 1980 and 1990 censuses.

 

[Les]

If you think this census is intrusive, you should have been around for the 1980 and 1990 censuses.

It's only intrusive if you get the long form...

 

[Nick Miller]

Mark K,



yeah, they came to my house in 2000. I refused to anwser all questions except "how many people live here". They didn't seem to mind.

 

[Bud Williams]

Here it is...there are 6 additional copies of this form for each member living in the household.

Ten questions...sorry the page was a little too wide for my scanner...Hope it's not illegal to post this...Let your small kids do theirs in crayon, that'll be fun!:banana:



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[Thomas Rogers]

Now I'm confused. I got mine and read it (quickly), which questions, exactly are required to be answered by law? How would one know?



I read the form(s) and didn't see any instructions that said only the first n were required; or that you could "stop here if desired", etc.



The way the form is written it almost seems like only the first question needs to be answered (why else the box around it and it alone).



TJR

 

[Bud Williams]

I guess 2-9 are extra credit points....:bwahaha: