14.5 Billion wasted on 2010 census

[Little6pack]

Look at these questions: How FKIN stupid

These are some of the questions in the 2010 census:
Do you have hot/cold running water?
Do you have a flush toilet?
Do you have a bathtub/shower?
Do you have a sink with a faucet?
Do you have a refrigerator?
Do you have a stove?
What is your cost of electricity?
How many times have you been married?
What is your race?
How many hours do you work in a week?

What do these questions have to do with the number of people in the house?

 

[dhowdy]

Along the same lines of waste and utter retardation by the census committee, I also received a notice in the mail stating that I would be receiving the real census in a week. What good does that serve? If I don't get the census, I wouldn't have gotten the notice. If I ignore the census, I'm going to ignore the notice. Just plain stupid.

 

[HOT ROD-GN]

Look at these questions: How FKIN stupid

These are some of the questions in the 2010 census:
Do you have hot/cold running water?
Do you have a flush toilet?
Do you have a bathtub/shower?
Do you have a sink with a faucet?
Do you have a refrigerator?
Do you have a stove?
What is your cost of electricity?
How many times have you been married?
What is your race?
How many hours do you work in a week?

What do these questions have to do with the number of people in the house?

Only in america!!

 

[salvageV6]

Looks like valid questions to me for New Hampster.

 

[lenc23]

read this post from a friend of mine, this is a true story about her response to the census. i think we should all answer the same way this year


Going back a few years ago, I received the U.S. Federal Census. I filled it out completely, and honestly for my family. As I was filling it out, I came to the section that asked for the "ethnic origin" of the household member. I read through them, more than 4 applied. I then saw "other" with a line next to it. I wrote in "American". I did this for all my family.A few months later, I received a call from a woman making follow up calls regarding the census. She was calling in regards to my answer for "ethnic origin".Would you believe that for a few minutes we politely "disagreed" with my answer for "ethnic origin" !!!! She finally realized that I was holding true to my answer and then ended the phone call. I was born here. If I go to another country, I am called American. To me there is so much distinction among what race you are and what social class you are in. What happened to "All men are created equal" ? Am I the only one to believe in being American and classifying myself as one. Culture and religion should not dictate how my government classifies a person. There are too many other things our government and ourselves need to pay attention to in our country

 

[Blown&Injected]

And it is total BS that it is needed to know for the planing of roads and schools etc. They have had a highway plan in the master plan for 40 years already in my county that is grid locked two times per day and they are just getting around to building it. And then, we will get a new experience - it will be a high $ toll road! Like they were not ready to pay for this thing after 40 years!?!?!

Then the schools. Trailers all over the place. Yeah, good job Census.

They will only do what is popular at the time, money permitted, and it does not matter what the census says.

Oh yeah - the news said if they have to come out to your house to get the census filled out, it costs them $3,000. Something does not sound right with that but then the govt has a way of spending that makes no sense to me either.

 

[XLR8]

Look at these questions: How FKIN stupid

These are some of the questions in the 2010 census:
Do you have hot/cold running water?
Do you have a flush toilet?
Do you have a bathtub/shower?
Do you have a sink with a faucet?
Do you have a refrigerator?
Do you have a stove?
What is your cost of electricity?
How many times have you been married?
What is your race?
How many hours do you work in a week?

What do these questions have to do with the number of people in the house?

Sounds like questions they would ask in the 1930 census.

 

[alwayscode390]

I think they are ready to do electric, and car insurance reformation ... like they are trying to do with our Health Care ---

 

[notacarlo]

Yesterday I got a letter from the government stating that we would soon....see a letter....about the census.

I'm moving to Australia.

 

[Little6pack]

I think they are ready to do electric, and car insurance reformation ... like they are trying to do with our Health Care ---

Yup if we dont SPEAK UP to our REPS or vote them out in 2010... this is going to keep on rolling.

Next will be GAS VOUCHERS, FOOD tickets..

He will be worse than hitler & want to control everything. Its what libs like to do for you.

 

[Pronto]

The Census is required by the Constitution.
Please move this to the Political forum.

 

[Blown&Injected]

I do not believe anybody is knocking the Constitution here, just pointing out the careless application of it all. The govt already knows me, my SSN, my dependents, address, even how much interest I earned from what banks, the number of my license plates...

They already know in one form, or place, or another.

This is not politics, it is Operations Management.

 

[S2V6RACER]

I do not believe anybody is knocking the Constitution here, just pointing out the careless application of it all. The govt already knows me, my SSN, my dependents, address, even how much interest I earned from what banks, the number of my license plates...

They already know in one form, or place, or another.

This is not politics, it is Operations Management.

X2. They sent me the letter 4 days ago. I guess they kind of know where I live, so go ahead and count me as a citizen and you know where I live, and save the postage and handling.


Look at the bright side, it is helping a business. The U.S. mail and it's employees. :biggrin:

 

[asrnj77]

Thankfully not everything you see on conspiracy websites is true. Lo and behold the only ten questions on the census form. The only wasted money will be if you don't mail it back. Then they have to send people to your door to see if you exist.

The Questions on the Form - 2010 Census

 

[Little6pack]

Thankfully not everything you see on conspiracy websites is true. Lo and behold the only ten questions on the census form. The only wasted money will be if you don't mail it back. Then they have to send people to your door to see if you exist.

The Questions on the Form - 2010 Census

I am RIPPING mine up! They can come to the door all they want.. Just like the OBMABOTS bothering me every weekend during the campaign.

 

[whitehot84]

Thankfully not everything you see on conspiracy websites is true. Lo and behold the only ten questions on the census form. The only wasted money will be if you don't mail it back. Then they have to send people to your door to see if you exist.

The Questions on the Form - 2010 Census

After the last question it states that if there are more people in the household answer the questions for the rest. Not exact wordage.

 

[GSX-PKV]

Along the same lines of waste and utter retardation by the census committee, I also received a notice in the mail stating that I would be receiving the real census in a week. What good does that serve? If I don't get the census, I wouldn't have gotten the notice. If I ignore the census, I'm going to ignore the notice. Just plain stupid.

+3 When we got the notice alerting us to look in our mail next week for a mailing of the census we all said "how stupid is this!" That waste of money mailing ranks right up there with the waste of money census TV commercial during the Superbowl! The census sure seems to have money to burn.