Got the Census papers

[Feign]

Called "The American Community Survey" distributed by The Department of Commerce/U.S. Census Bureau. Form is ACS-1(2009)KFI for what it's worth.

What in the world I do? Just fill out the date and number of people living here and send it back in? I'm not giving anybody more information than that.

 

[Dryden]

"No habla englese"

 

[Feign]

"No habla englese"

What's funny is there's a section on the bottom left that says "Necesita ayuda?" and a phone number. Ridiculous.

 

[4sarge]

Called "The American Community Survey" distributed by The Department of Commerce/U.S. Census Bureau. Form is ACS-1(2009)KFI for what it's worth.

What in the world I do? Just fill out the date and number of people living here and send it back in? I'm not giving anybody more information than that.

There is no such form, just read the forum posts from my "progressive liberal friends". Mine are ? up to two forms waiting on my 3rd before I make a firm commitment one way or another. How many pages are there - I guessed at 30 but can't find mine so I guessed at the page count. What time do you leave for work

 

[Beau]

I don't want to fill it out either. Don't want to pay fines though. Here is a question. Does the fine cover the survey in general or is a person fined for every question not answered? That would make a big difference.

Also in another thread in one of the videos the lady said that after refusing to provide information the census worker then went to her neighbors and asked them questions about her to fill in answers.

 

[Feign]

There is no such form, just read the forum posts from my "progressive liberal friends". Mine are ? up to two forms waiting on my 3rd before I make a firm commitment one way or another. How many pages are there - I guessed at 30 but can't find mine so I guessed at the page count. What time do you leave for work

It's 28 pages from to back. Green boxes.

 

[mrjarrell]

If you don't fill it out completely they WILL send someone to your home to harass you. I know this from experience. I round filed two copies I got in the mail. Then I had to deal with multiple visits from Census trolls. They will try to intimidate you and force you to fill out the thing. I just gave them the number of people in the house hold and kept shutting the door on them. I got no fines or anything like it, just threats from their people. If you can put up with that you'll be OK. YMMV, tho. I plan on pretty much the same thing for the census. The ACS is unConstitutional as far as I'm concerned. It is NOT the same as the Census.

 

[mrjarrell]

It's 28 pages from to back. Green boxes.

And they make of point of calling you a valuable resource. Something they can milk for their benefit.

 

[4sarge]

It's 28 pages from to back. Green boxes.

OK, I fibbed it's not 30 only 28 pages - Thanks. My understanding is that it's a 100 dollar fine for not completing and returning the form. 500 dollar fine if your untruthful but I don't think that they pro rate your fine for not answering some of the questions. Opinions vary if the fine is really levied but most think that it is not. We sure do live in interesting times

 

[4sarge]

And they make of point of calling you a valuable resource. Something they can milk for their benefit.

Really, they acknowledge me as a Valuable Resource, I may have to complete it so I receive my Gold Star

 

[flagtag]

I don't want to fill it out either. Don't want to pay fines though. Here is a question. Does the fine cover the survey in general or is a person fined for every question not answered? That would make a big difference.

Also in another thread in one of the videos the lady said that after refusing to provide information the census worker then went to her neighbors and asked them questions about her to fill in answers.

Whooo,boy! I think I would be calling an attorney on that one! TOTAL violation of privacy if anyone answered. I'd be RICH!

 

[flagtag]

It just says that you have to answer HONESTLY and COMPLETELY, doesn't it. There can be MANY correct honest answers to a question without giving information that they are not entitled to.

 

[fullauto 45]

shredder material.................

 

[Disposable Heart]

Valuable resource? Damn, no such luck. Apparently I am a "progressive liberal" in the eyes of some "friends"

 

[rambone]

Can you give us some excerpts or some of more sketchy questions? I can't find the questionnaire posted online.

 

[Feign]

Can you give us some excerpts or some of more sketchy questions? I can't find the questionnaire posted online.

Planning on scanning this bad boy in at work tomorrow for all to see. It's a joke...

 

[level.eleven]

Here is a thought on going after those that don't fill out the ACS....

All it would take is 1 court ruling to throw a monkey wrench in the entire system. Is it worth it to pursue that one believer in privacy, have the case escalate through the courts, then have it ruled invalid.......or, get as much info as you can from the millions of people that do fill it out "no questions asked"?

 

[mike8170]

If it's not registered mail, PROVE that I recieved it

 

[HICKMAN]

I'll fill it out and send it back. They are going to redistrict areas like mine to thin out the Red neighborhoods and pull them in to Blue ones like they did to us.

You see that little bitty nub at the bottom of this map:

That's a mostly conservative area they sucked in to Carson's district...

 

[jontheturboguy]

If it's not registered mail, PROVE that I recieved it

Bingo. Took the words out of my mouth. No registered mail - no got your letter.