Our tax dollars at work

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I got something in the mail from the Federal Gov yesterday. I keep shaking my head. I think it's one of the dumbest things the government has done in a while. Well, this week anyway.

I got a letter telling me that in exactly one week, I would be getting a census form to fill out and send in.

Hello!!!! Did they really need to spend the money and time to tell me it's coming? Couldn't they just send the thing and enclose a letter if needed?

Is this their way of helping bail the post office out by giving them more work?

Do they think I'm going to be waiting by my mail box in eager anticipation waiting for their form?

[Cataholic]

This is SO perplexing to me. About 3 weeks ago, I swear I filled out a US Census form. It came in an official envelope, I thought I had been prewarned to expect it, and I returned it.

NOW I am told that the US Census has not even been mailed out yet? WhatEVER did I fill out and return?

[RedHedd]

Oh yeah, I got one too as did many of my friends. There were rants all over Facebook last night- WTF?

[Lady's Human]

They sent out the mailings to remind people and hopefully get a better return rate on the census forms than they usually get.

Over the last few months they have sent out sample census forms to people at various times, I got one about a year ago in the run up.

I really don't mind the mailings, what I object to is wasting taxpayer money sponsoring a car in a NASCAR race and spending $5 million running an advertisement during the Super Bowl.

[Cataholic]

^^ in the sample ones, do they include a return envelope and all that jazz, too? I swear it was the US Census that I filled out.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Maybe they are sending them to different areas at different times to avoid being swamped with work?

[lvpets2002]

Yup I got one of those letters too.. I thought the same thing of what a waste of money & more dead trees for making the paper.. Now what gets me is each town & state will pay at the least $10.40 a Hour & up to $17.00 a Hour for a person to go to the houses that do not send a Census Form in to get them to do it.. Now I guess the goverment pays for that too..

[Lady's Human]

^^ in the sample ones, do they include a return envelope and all that jazz, too? I swear it was the US Census that I filled out.

Yeppers, that they do. Big envelope, barely fits the forms?

Yup I got one of those letters too.. I thought the same thing of what a waste of money & more dead trees for making the paper.. Now what gets me is each town & state will pay at the least $10.40 a Hour & up to $17.00 a Hour for a person to go to the houses that do not send a Census Form in to get them to do it.. Now I guess the goverment pays for that too..

In a rare case of Congress sorta kinda following the Constitution, the census is a requirement. The census sorts out how the Congressional representation is set up. It's a basic function of government.

[Puckstop31]

In a rare case of Congress sorta kinda following the Constitution, the census is a requirement. The census sorts out how the Congressional representation is set up. It's a basic function of government.

Article 1, Section 2 requires Congress (so why is Rahm Emanual's office directing it this time?) to make an enumeration for purposes of representation. Knowing this, why did that letter talk about "getting your fair share"? A bit misleading, eh? How many people might 'fudge' the numbers to get more of "their fair share"?

[lizbud]

^^ in the sample ones, do they include a return envelope and all that jazz, too? I swear it was the US Census that I filled out.

Now that's a scarey thought, not to remember what you filled out.

I didn't get my census form yet, but they are set to show up in the
mail this month.

[Cataholic]

[QUOTE=lizbud;2245155]Now that's a scarey thought, not to remember what you filled out.

QUOTE]

LOL, remembering what I do and don't fill out is way, way, way down the memory pole, sadly. I remember to pick up my child...feed him, eh...sometimes. Good thing he is mouthy! Wonder where he got that from?

[lizbud]

[QUOTE=Cataholic;2245178]

Now that's a scarey thought, not to remember what you filled out.

QUOTE]

LOL, remembering what I do and don't fill out is way, way, way down the memory pole, sadly. I remember to pick up my child...feed him, eh...sometimes. Good thing he is mouthy! Wonder where he got that from?

Sounds like you have the important things under control.

[RICHARD]

I refuse to comment or critcize the wonderful job MY government is doing with my money.


"Don't eat the brown acid!"

[Karen]

Cataholic, last month we got the census form from our city, maybe you did, to?

[Cinder & Smoke]

{?? Was a return envelope provided with the "sample forms"??}

Yeppers, that they do.
Big envelope, barely fits the forms?

WHAT on EARTH will they do with the returned "SAMPLE Forms"????

>>shakes head<< ... >confirms rattling sounds<

I swear I'm gonna count the FurKids!