Census Bureau...Say What???

[bobarian]

Originally Posted by BigFrank

Well, apparently if you do not fill out your Census Form ( me ) they send someone to your house. Which by the way, I'm kinda sorta paying for. Odd.

The conversation was pretty one sided ( me saying no to everything ). My question is, do I really have to do this? I tossed the form out, and I really do not want to answer any questions. The polite girl said she will be returning tomorrow. She told me it's mandated by the constitution that I answer these questions. Can anyone shed some light on this for me?

Yes. You are required by the US Constitution to provide certain basic information to the Census Bureau.

Originally Posted by md4958

not sure what the big deal is... the form i got had basic questions like how many people in my household, ages, race, etc.

Id rather fill out the form than have to deal with somebody coming to my home.

I agree with Moe. What's the big deal?

[Ratters]

Originally Posted by bobarian

Yes. You are required by the US Constitution to provide certain basic information to the Census Bureau.



I agree with Moe. What's the big deal?

I filled out number of people, sex, ages, and sent it in right after I got it. Haven't seen anyone at the door yet.

If they want any other information they can just check my facebook page.

[Subvet642]

Originally Posted by bobarian

Yes. You are required by the US Constitution to provide certain basic information to the Census Bureau.

Actually, no. All the Constitution says about the matter is: Article I, Section 2, Clause 3: "...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. The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative;..."

All the Constitution requires is that the population be counted for the apportionment of representitives in Congress, nothing more.

[Barcode]

I think what really pisses me off is the fact that the IRS, the Social Security Dept, Dept of Veterans Affairs all have all of my info and NONE of these people can talk to each other. The country has a 13 TRILLION dollar debt yet we are paying people to go around and gather info the they already have. Not to mention how much money did the Census spend on the ad campaign to tell you to fill out your Census, and why did I get 3 forms???????