You know that census?

[JohnnySavage]

Well I got a census test that was about 30 pages long. I'm a very busy man, so I only filled out the first few questions and popped it back in the mail.

A month later, the census sent me another one and told me to fill out the whole thing. Johnny doesn't take well to being told what to do, so I threw it away.

A month after that, some census goon came to my door and told me I had to answer his questions. Well, I told him I wasn't interested, thanked him for his service, and sent him on his way.

For the six months following, every month I get a nasty letter attached to the freaking SAT test they call a census, saying I have to fill it out. The hell with that I say!

Today I get a letter saying I have to fill out the damn thing and not doing so is illegal, and can result in a fine and/or jail.

Frankly, I don't believe them. How can that be true? How can the government require me to answer all those questions? I'm going to tell them I'll answer the questions when they get a warrant.

I suppose if the cuff me I'll have to give in and make up fake answers, because I'm too pretty for hard time.

 

[Karen Kraft]

Well I got a census test that was about 30 pages long. I'm a very busy man, so I only filled out the first few questions and popped it back in the mail.

A month later, the census sent me another one and told me to fill out the whole thing. Johnny doesn't take well to being told what to do, so I threw it away.

A month after that, some census goon came to my door and told me I had to answer his questions. Well, I told him I wasn't interested, thanked him for his service, and sent him on his way.

For the six months following, every month I get a nasty letter attached to the freaking SAT test they call a census, saying I have to fill it out. The hell with that I say!

Today I get a letter saying I have to fill out the damn thing and not doing so is illegal, and can result in a fine and/or jail.

Frankly, I don't believe them. How can that be true? How can the government require me to answer all those questions? I'm going to tell them I'll answer the questions when they get a warrant.

I suppose if the cuff me I'll have to give in and make up fake answers, because I'm too pretty for hard time.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Suck it up, buddy!



See, unlike jury duty, which is more or less controlled by the local judges and judicial committees, the freaking census in IN THE CONSTITUTION !

That leaves Democrats, Republicans, Whigs, Independents and Lyndon LeRuche (or whatever he calls himself) in a bind: they have to do that freaking thing or amend the Constitution to let them off the hook. Other than for re-apportionment, it doesn't seem to be worth the candle. Now, the old census info is nice, since one can use it to do ancestry searches without having to go hang out at the Mormon Temple. And honestly, the questions aren't all that bad: Do you have any Hispanic half-siblings who work outside the home on weekends?

Where would the government be without a good, sound answer to that question, right?

Right?

Hello...?

 

[ziti_the_noodle]

[An] 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.

-ziti

 

[JohnnySavage]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Suck it up, buddy!



See, unlike jury duty, which is more or less controlled by the local judges and judicial committees, the freaking census in IN THE CONSTITUTION !

That leaves Democrats, Republicans, Whigs, Independents and Lyndon LeRuche (or whatever he calls himself) in a bind: they have to do that freaking thing or amend the Constitution to let them off the hook. Other than for re-apportionment, it does seem to be worth the candle. Now, the old census info is nice, since one can use it to do ancestry searches without having to go hang out at the Mormon Temple. And honestly, the questions aren't all that bad: Do you have any Hispanic half-siblings who work outside the home on weekends?

Where would the government be with out a good, sound answer to that question, right?

Right?

Hello...?

First - the Consitution says you have to count people, not ask them a bunch of personal questions.

and B - The Consitution says the government has to count people. It doesn't say Johnny has to answer questions.

 

[Karen Kraft]

First - the Consitution says you have to count people, not ask them a bunch of personal questions.

and B - The Consitution says the government has to count people. It doesn't say Johnny has to answer questions.

So you DO have Hispanic half-siblings who work outside the home on weekends, eh?

I suspected as much.

 

[Super-Surprise]

We'll send the smokes to your cellblock Johnny.

 

[thør]

First - the Consitution says you have to count people, not ask them a bunch of personal questions.

and B - The Consitution says the government has to count people. It doesn't say Johnny has to answer questions.

After you fill it out, they will call back regularly for a year at dinner time and ask for updates.

 

[ziti_the_noodle]

"Whata ya in for, screw."

"Not fillin out my census form."

"I'll fill in your form."

ugh, ugh, ugh

-ziti

 

[JohnnySavage]

They want to know everything from how much money I make to what size rubber I wear (magnum btw). I'm going to see what they say when I tell them to get a warrant. I'll update this thread in 3-5.

 

[thør]

They want to know everything from how much money I make to what size rubber I wear (magnum btw). I'm going to see what they say when I tell them to get a warrant. I'll update this thread in 3-5.

They're persistent. They will try hard to wear you down. Just send them a death certificate.

 

[MonaLittle]

You could have told them you never got it because you don't pick up your mail.

*ehem*

 

[JohnnySavage]

You could have told them you never got it because you don't pick up your mail.

*ehem*

That's why I don't pick up the mail. The feds are always hasslin me

 

[ivantheterrible]

the 2010 census has me not existing. i moved from a place i was at before the census worker came through. where i moved to, the census worker had already been there.

 

[Colonel Hogan]

Bad boys, bad boys
Whatcha gonna do
When they come for you?
Bad boys, bad boys

http://stephensbeers.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/nyc-gop-protest2004.jpg?w=409&h=273

 

[Soiled_Raven]

They want to know everything from how much money I make to what size rubber I wear (magnum btw). I'm going to see what they say when I tell them to get a warrant. I'll update this thread in 3-5.

It is a 10 question census form, hardly an SAT. The most personal question is whether the house is owned, has a mortgage or is rented. This is the only question you could possibly take them to task on, although since it is used as an economic indicator - you won't win.

You are required by law to answer truthfully. The penalty for not answering is up to $100 per question. Providing false answers can incur fines up to $500 each.

The census bureau has rarely (if ever) fined anyone, but willful non-compliance might just be the ticket to getting a fine.

But since you want to sound tough, enjoy your fines.


ps: You spent more time posting in this thread than answering the census takes.

 

[KRCummings]

We got one of those post-census forms. Might be the one you're talking about. They want info on every household member and it took me quite a while to fill it out. I was pissed because I sent in my original census form right away because I wanted to be a good citizen and then they punish me. Fuckers.

 

[KRCummings]

It is a 10 question census form, hardly an SAT. The most personal question is whether the house is owned, has a mortgage or is rented. This is the only question you could possibly take them to task on, although since it is used as an economic indicator - you won't win.

You are required by law to answer truthfully. The penalty for not answering is up to $100 per question. Providing false answers can incur fines up to $500 each.

The census bureau has rarely (if ever) fined anyone, but willful non-compliance might just be the ticket to getting a fine.

But since you want to sound tough, enjoy your fines.


ps: You spent more time posting in this thread than answering the census takes.

Or you could be wrong. It's possible. You might want to consider that.

 

[Super-Surprise]

We got one of those post-census forms. Might be the one you're talking about. They want info on every household member and it took me quite a while to fill it out. I was pissed because I sent in my original census form right away because I wanted to be a good citizen and then they punish me. Fuckers.

When you came to the question asking what web sites you visit regularly did you write in "Literotica"?

 

[Soiled_Raven]

Or you could be wrong. It's possible. You might want to consider that.

It is possible you are confusing the American Community Survey with the Census, but you're the smart so you considered that.

 

[KRCummings]

It is possible you are confusing the American Community Survey with the Census, but you're the smart so you considered that.

Yes, dumbass. The idea is that that might be what he's talking about since it's so long after the real census and you went on about obvious shit about the census that everyone knows.

 

[JohnnySavage]

Yes, dumbass. The idea is that that might be what he's talking about since it's so long after the real census and you went on about obvious shit about the census that everyone knows.

Who's the dumbass?

 

[KRCummings]

Who's the dumbass?

The other guy. You're more of a dumbfuck.

 

[JohnnySavage]

The other guy. You're more of a dumbfuck.

I'm glad we got that cleared up.

I don't think I like the other guy. I may ignore it. Haven't decided yet though.

 

[mercury14]

Well I got a census test that was about 30 pages long. I'm a very busy man, so I only filled out the first few questions and popped it back in the mail.

A month later, the census sent me another one and told me to fill out the whole thing. Johnny doesn't take well to being told what to do, so I threw it away.

A month after that, some census goon came to my door and told me I had to answer his questions. Well, I told him I wasn't interested, thanked him for his service, and sent him on his way.

For the six months following, every month I get a nasty letter attached to the freaking SAT test they call a census, saying I have to fill it out. The hell with that I say!

Today I get a letter saying I have to fill out the damn thing and not doing so is illegal, and can result in a fine and/or jail.

Frankly, I don't believe them. How can that be true? How can the government require me to answer all those questions? I'm going to tell them I'll answer the questions when they get a warrant.

I suppose if the cuff me I'll have to give in and make up fake answers, because I'm too pretty for hard time.

Yeah you have to fill it out. Or pay a $100 fine (or a $500 fine if you just scribble down random answers). I'd keep my 100 bones.
http://people.howstuffworks.com/question345.htm

"In the United States, the census is officially a big deal (see How the Census Works to learn exactly how big a deal it is). Originally, the census was meant to be a way to count everyone so that the members of the House of Representatives could be allocated properly to the states. Every 10 years there would be a count, and states with more people got more members in the House. Over time, the government has gotten significantly more complicated, and today, the federal government allocates money to states for all sorts of programs. Something like $100 billion gets distributed every year, and quite a bit of it is distributed based on population. The census provides the only official head count.

Someone is very likely to notice if you do not fill out and return your form. After April 1 in a census year, all of the responses received by the U.S. Census Bureau will be compared to major lists of U.S. residences. If your response has not been received -- or if you didn't complete all the questions on your form -- someone from the census will contact you for that information. The census is a $6.5 billion dollar project. They can afford to be thorough!

If you refuse to give out the information or you deliberately give inaccurate information, you can be in legal trouble. According to United States Code, Title 13 (Census), Chapter 7 (Offenses and Penalties), SubChapter II, if you're over 18 and refuse to answer all or part of the Census, you can be fined up to $100. If you give false answers, you're subject to a fine of up to $500. If you offer suggestions or information with the "intent to cause inaccurate enumeration of population," you are subject to a fine of up to $1,000, up to a year in prison, or both. Here's the official verbiage:

221. Refusal or neglect to answer questions; false answers
(a) Whoever, being over eighteen years of age, refuses or willfully neglects, when requested by the Secretary, or by any other authorized officer or employee of the Department of Commerce or bureau or agency thereof acting under the instructions of the Secretary or authorized officer, to answer, to the best of his knowledge, any of the questions on any schedule submitted to him in connection with any census or survey provided for by subchapters I, II, IV, and V of chapter 5 of this title, applying to himself or to the family to which he belongs or is related, or to the farm or farms of which he or his family is the occupant, shall be fined not more than $100.
(b) Whoever, when answering questions described in subsection (a) of this section, and under the conditions or circumstances described in such subsection, willfully gives any answer that is false, shall be fined not more than $500.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no person shall be compelled to disclose information relative to his religious beliefs or to membership in a religious body. Sec. 222. Giving suggestions or information with intent to cause inaccurate enumeration of population Whoever, either directly or indirectly, offers or renders to any officer or employee of the Department of Commerce or bureau or agency thereof engaged in making an enumeration of population under subchapter II, IV, or V of chapter 5 of this title, any suggestion, advice, information or assistance of any kind, with the intent or purpose of causing an inaccurate enumeration of population to be made, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both."

 

[Sinny]

Quit being a nancy boy and just fill out the damn thing. It probably took you more time to post all this crap than it would have to just do the damn survey.

I'm cranky because I have not had any eggs today. My Genie is on the fritz.

/rimshot.