Nitrousbird Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Could it be any more useless and wasteful? - You can't fill it out online - They think it is necessary to send a pre-letter out a week before sending the Census, urging us to fill it out. How many MILLIONS did that cost? - The information you put in is shitty at best. Let's see, they want to know the names/birthdate/race of the people living in a house, home phone number, whether the residents own or rent, and that's about it. Wow, what compelling stuff. I expected at a MINIMUM some household income, occupation, level of education, etc. stuff in there, and IMO well beyond that should have been asked. Somehow the likely $1 BILLION+ spent to gather this information is going to good use? If they are going to ask questions and spend this kind of coin, put some real thought into questions and gather some good data, not this lame crap. AND MAKE THE DAMN THING ONLINE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I agree there should be an on-line option. If they asked all the things you mention, people would cry foul and unconstitutionality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRN96WS6 Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I said the same thing....took me like 3 minutes to complete and I was like that's it????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supldys Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I said the same thing. Online wouldnt create as many jobs as envelope sealers do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakotart Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Could it be any more useless and wasteful? - You can't fill it out online - They think it is necessary to send a pre-letter out a week before sending the Census, urging us to fill it out. How many MILLIONS did that cost? - The information you put in is shitty at best. Let's see, they want to know the names/birthdate/race of the people living in a house, home phone number, whether the residents own or rent, and that's about it. Wow, what compelling stuff. I expected at a MINIMUM some household income, occupation, level of education, etc. stuff in there, and IMO well beyond that should have been asked. Somehow the likely $1 BILLION+ spent to gather this information is going to good use? If they are going to ask questions and spend this kind of coin, put some real thought into questions and gather some good data, not this lame crap. AND MAKE THE DAMN THING ONLINE! I believe that the questions that you listed above are done in the American Community Survey. This survey is sent to a random sample of the population annually. http://www.census.gov/acs/www/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensan Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 If they asked all the things you mention, people would cry foul and unconstitutionality. For those that get the extended survey, some do. Most have no problem divulging info though (I worked for the census bureau in 2000). Joe, the census gives us an accurate idea of how many people are out there, so we know what percentage of your paycheck we need to take for upcoming healthcare costs. I am going to quit my job so you can support me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted March 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 For those that get the extended survey, some do. Most have no problem divulging info though (I worked for the census bureau in 2000). Joe, the census gives us an accurate idea of how many people are out there, so we know what percentage of your paycheck we need to take for upcoming healthcare costs. I am going to quit my job so you can support me. I understand why they gather the information that they do...but it's done in such a wasteful manner (in both cost and usefulness). IMO, it should be done more often, and paid for by making the process far more efficent. And do not quit your job. My taxes are high enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 steven colbert is currently talking about it on comedy central right now. Lllllllllllllll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01sentrase2.0 Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 one thing i notice in my complex is that there are 6 kids living in 1 apartment that are relatives of the renters so that they are able to go to westerville city schools even though they shouldn't be. If they are doing this, why would they want to give accurate information to a census? I say epic fail government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supldys Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 It only goes up to 12 people, what the heck do the Duggars do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FormulaMatt Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 - They think it is necessary to send a pre-letter out a week before sending the Census, urging us to fill it out. How many MILLIONS did that cost? This. When I opened it I was like WTF. :gtfo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I agree there should be an on-line option. If they asked all the things you mention, people would cry foul and unconstitutionality. I could see the t-bager party on tv with their little signs complaining about this right now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Main3s Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 When sending out an optional survey it's best to keep it very short and simple. If it takes you 5-10 minutes to read through and fill out the form you're less likely to complete it. A short simple 2-3 minutes is all they need. Asking the questions that are most relevant to what they're trying to figure out. I do agree that the mailing is a bit wasteful especially in toady’s world, but to be fair there are still people who don’t have regular internet access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Im very much against bureaucracy, but the census is a government attempt at collecting data to determine our key macroeconomic indicators. Its a pretty lame attempt, but at least they are trying to keep track... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakotart Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I do agree that the mailing is a bit wasteful especially in toady’s world, but to be fair there are still people who don’t have regular internet access. It might be wasteful in today's world, but it should give the post office something to do considering the general decline in mail and their current deficit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAOLE Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I got a business survey one time that asked about all of my sales info, how much I paid employees and a lot more info than I want to share. The first one I shredded. They sent me a notice saying I did not return it and another copy. I took a sharpie marker and wrote in big letters "ASK THE IRS" and sent it back. True story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedfocus1647545489 Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 It only goes up to 12 people, what the heck do the Duggars do? Their house is treated as a separate city, so each of their forty family/cult members gets a separate census form as well as an addendum for however many she has in her clown-car uterus at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitual Sinner Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 - The information you put in is shitty at best. Let's see, they want to know the names/birthdate/race of the people living in a house, home phone number, whether the residents own or rent, and that's about it. Wow, what compelling stuff. They just want to know how many illegal immigrants you have living in your attic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBOED Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Somehow the likely $1 BILLION+ Try $13 - $15 billion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 We got ours the other day. I meant to bring mine in and complete it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 When sending out an optional survey it's best to keep it very short and simple. If it takes you 5-10 minutes to read through and fill out the form you're less likely to complete it. A short simple 2-3 minutes is all they need. Asking the questions that are most relevant to what they're trying to figure out. I do agree that the mailing is a bit wasteful especially in toady’s world, but to be fair there are still people who don’t have regular internet access. This ^ However, they should offer both online and offline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 what happens to homeless vagrants such as myself? do i get counted or wat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitual Sinner Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 what happens to homeless vagrants such as myself? do i get counted or wat? The government doesn't consider you as alive or a person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 We didn't get shit in the mail so when the men in black coming knocking I'm going to have to introduce them to my dogs as I clean my guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 We didn't get shit in the mail so when the men in black coming knocking I'm going to have to introduce them to my dogs as I clean my guns. You call after april 12 and they send you a form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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