The American Community Survey

arabian knight · #21 04/15/14, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by TnAndy

It means more federal expansion into areas they have no Constitutional authority to expand INTO.

There is nothing in the Constitution that gives Congress any right to spend money on, or authority over, "schools, roads and many other things"

The money is allocated to the States and THEY then move he money around to where it will do the best according to what the census says is needed, for schools roads bridges etc. So if one doesn't care what and where tour country does with the money then don't fill it out but the next bridge you go over and it needs repair don't cry when the country says no money, or the school needs to expand and hits you the tax payer for more funds because there wasn't enough allocated for them, or that next pot hole messes up your cars tire, don't screen to the country as to why they did not patch it.

Danaus29 · #22 04/15/14, 02:29 PM

Oh puhlease! Schools get money according to attendance. Roads and bridges get money according to usage. Census is used to redraw voting districts.

TenBusyBees · #23 04/15/14, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by arabian knight

Good looking survey, I would not have any problem with filling it out, it means so much for your area, schools, roads and many other things. It is important.

How does knowing whether my children are adopted or biological effect anything? Why do they need to know about all my bank accounts....pretty sure irs has got tabs on that one. Whether my sink has a faucet or not or our ethniticity is going decide if a bridge is repaired?

I wouldn't touch that survey.....dangerous invasion of privacy. Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

7thswan · #24 04/15/14, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Danaus29

Oh puhlease! Schools get money according to attendance. Roads and bridges get money according to usage. Census is used to redraw voting districts.

Exactly!

ldc · #25 04/15/14, 03:18 PM

They asked almost those same questions when I tried to apply by phone for the ACA (Obamacare). Phone operator got stuck on a pile of ethnicity questions and ones about race...maybe because my last name is not an English one, but I am legally a US citizen by birth. I felt bad for the operator as I could hear her struggling with a script, however I stuck to my point of view, i.e., I'm an American citizen born at Columbia-Presbyterian Hosp. in NYC...The process went on for more than 10 minutes. Very annoying. I loathe even the attempt to breach my privacy, beyond the recorded facts (in this case, of my nationality and place of birth).

woodsy · #26 04/15/14, 03:20 PM

21.In the past 12 months did you get get married, widowed or divorced?
22.How many times have you been married ?
23.In what year did you last get married ?
24. Have you given birth in the last 12 months ?

Must be 20 questions about your employment or non employment,
income , total income in the last 12 mos etc..
Your property if any and its value, and the list goes on.

sunny225 · #27 04/15/14, 04:13 PM

We need a big stamp that we can just stamp it with F O A D. Plus NUNYA for none of your business.

woodsy · #28 04/16/14, 06:59 AM

You opponents of this so called community survey may find this an interesting read.
It certainly validates my privacy concerns.

https://www.checkpointusa.org/Census/Census.htm

Wayne02 · #29 04/16/14, 11:58 AM

I used to just ignore those but they just keep sending more of them and I already receive too much junk mail.

Several years ago I started filling in what is required (number people in household) and then writing 'not applicable' on the top of each page with an arrow down through the contents of the page.

Since I started that I've never received a second survey or any kind of in-person visit.