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How Should I Mess With The Census Bureau's American Community Survey?

brian423 — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 22:02:13 +0000

The nosy federal government ran out of luck when it selected me for demographic jury duty. Having been told I'm legally required to fill out the American Community Survey and mail it back, I'm naturally determined to defy authority. The only question is how. (If you have a Facebook account, please go to the URL to read more.)

Man refuses to complete American Community Survey, gets a threat.

ViolentDelights — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:39:58 +0000

After getting the ACS in the mail, this guy calls the Dept. of Commerce to tell him he won't fill it out. They threaten him with a $5000 fine. Instead, he puts the entire 28 page document online. If you were ever curious what's in this thing, here you go.

New Government "Census" Survey Goes Too Far!!!

TaxedOut — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:27:23 +0000

The Government wants to know about when you leave and arrive home and what your mental state is! Of course, there is a $5000 "penalty" if you refuse to answer. How this information is needed for a census I certainly don't know??

Census: Fast growth in states with no income tax

masshole — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:27:57 +0000

For those of us who are demographic buffs, Christmas came four days early when Census Bureau director Robert Groves announced on Tuesday the first results of the 2010 census and the reapportionment of House seats (and therefore electoral votes) among the states.

Cop refuses census, has census worker arrested

error — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:11:37 +0000

A battle is brewing between the state and federal governments over a Census taker arrested in Puna for misdemeanor trespassing.

Census workers can enter your apartment in your absence?

Deslock Darkstar — Fri, 28 May 2010 12:19:40 +0000

From Bob Barr's blog -- "What many Americans don’t realize, is that census workers — from the head of the Bureau and the Secretary of Commerce (its parent agency) down to the lowliest and newest Census employee — are empowered under federal law to actually demand access to any apartment or any other type of home or room that is rented out, in order to count persons in the abode and for “the collection of statistics.” If the landlord of such apartment or other leased premises refuses to grant the government worker access to your living quarters, whether you are present or not, the landlord ca

Census supervisor: We may be back with a police officer next time

Mandrik — Mon, 17 May 2010 16:59:40 +0000

It was a beautiful Sunday evening around 7:30PM. I had just finished cooking a dinner of chicken wings & a dessert funnel cake for my wife and kids. I was in the kitchen cleaning up when the doorbell rang. My wife & kids were sitting close to the door, watching an episode of Life on the Discovery Channel. My wife answered the door, which was open to allow the cool breeze to come in. There stood a pair of census enumerators. I immediately walked out of the kitchen, and my wife informed them they would need to speak to me.