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    Your too funny Richard.. Now yesterday I get a card in the mail with wanting me & all to apply for the part time Census Job.. Hey might be a good part time job & good exercise too.. You do have to walk from door to door right??
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    I refuse to comment or critcize the wonderful job MY government is doing with my money.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Karen View Post
    Cataholic, last month we got the census form from our city, maybe you did, to?
    I guess!?!? It looked 'legit', and I filled it out. For all I know, my personal information is now in the hands of some ill person???

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    Miss Hoppy was always resentful of our city census, as it asked us to list the number of dogs and cats in the home .... but not bunnies!
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    Well Miss Hoppy had a right to be upset.. That is called Discrimination..
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    Miss Hoppy was always resentful of our city census, as it asked us to list the number of dogs and cats in the home .... but not bunnies!

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    I too, received the letter telling me to be on the lookout for the real
    census form in the next week or so.

    I had the same reaction - did we really need to spend money on this?

    I wouldn't know what I was getting if this letter didn't arrive first?

    I think our Pet Talk reaction indicates that we are aware and concerned about how much of our money is spent on wasteful things.

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    States holding income tax refunds

    I can just see this happening in Illinois, too.

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    I got my official US Census. I called the number listed on the form and talked to a very helpful young man. He told me the form that I got before this was the form from the National Neighborhood Census, or something like that. He told me some households are randomly selected, that it is more detailed than the US Census, and that the privacy restrictions are similar. I was relieved to know that some wayward person wasn't utilizing my personal information.

    whew!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cataholic View Post
    I got my official US Census. I called the number listed on the form and talked to a very helpful young man. He told me the form that I got before this was the form from the National Neighborhood Census, or something like that. He told me some households are randomly selected, that it is more detailed than the US Census, and that the privacy restrictions are similar. I was relieved to know that some wayward person wasn't utilizing my personal information.

    whew!

    I'm glad you found out what it was you filled out. I only got
    the regular census form. It was only 10 questions, just 10.Maybe
    this year it is the new & improved version.
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    Today I got a post card from the government telling me to send my census form back in because IT'S DA LAW!!!

    Goobers!!! I sent it back the day after I got it. I expect next they will be calling us all up on the phone to bug us about it.
    No matter what anyone does, someone some where will be offended some how!!!!
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    I'm not sending mine back until April 1st - don't care what they say

    States on the form the info is supposed to be accurate for April 1st, and how do I know both of us will still be breathing on that date?

    So there . . . . .

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    We received our census form, filled it out, mailed it and this week we got our card indicating we would get the forms soon. Whatever.
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    I understand some scammers have been sending out bogus Census forms too. I got my real one last week - after getting the "the Census is coming! The Census is Coming!" letter AND a separate postcard.

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    After you et the census form, you then get a notice reminding you that you got it nad need to complete it and return it.

    Yep, I got the card telling me it was coming; the form itself; and the reminder to mail it in!

    I had already done it and sent it back, BTW.
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    Quote Originally Posted by momoffuzzyfaces View Post
    Today I got a post card from the government telling me to send my census form back in because IT'S DA LAW!!!

    Goobers!!! I sent it back the day after I got it. I expect next they will be calling us all up on the phone to bug us about it.

    I got my "it's the law" card today too. I mailed the form back last week.
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    Oh yeah, I got my "did you get it and send it back?" postcard today. I guess they're just going to keep them coming! You would think there was some sort of check-back when you sent it back it, they would stop with the extra reminders, but oh, wait .... that would make sense and save money! We can't have that!

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