I propose: 1) Grabbing your video recorder and recording the entire exchange. We need to ban together and not cave in on this. With identity theft on the rise, many are concerned. Just because some bureaucrat says that U.S. Code, Title 13 makes the American Community Survey legal and enforceable, the test of time will surely prove that it is not. There should be a law against this. NO ONE EVER GETS IN TROUBLE for refusing to answer. This BS is incredible. she wouldnt tell him who she was and kept insisting to come in. I am not saying that the US government would or could ever go to this extreme but, for the purposes of garnering ever more political power and authority over the citizenry, I have no illusions about how far this government will go. Go Tea Party! Clearly our government is out of control by trying to intimidate citizens to comply with this survey. The census cannot ask or get your social security number in any way and you can supply any name you want. Then I whistled up the dogs who escorted him tenderly to his car. My husband said he is going to start asking them the personal questions and leave it at that. Why would anyone want to "help the government function" (interfere in our private lives)? Nobody has ever been fined for refusing to cooperate with any Census request, even the 10 year short form. [17] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Disability.pdf. Our government is abusive, tyrannical and murderous. For years I've been very concerned about the direction that our country has been taking. I upgraded my cell phone to one that I can take video with and that has a large memory. On 22 September 2006, the American Broadcast Company (ABC) reported that, since 2003, the Census Bureau lost or reported stolen over 200 laptops and numerous handheld and portable data devices used by survey collectors. Do they ever stop with this? Since direct taxes must be apportioned based on population, an enumeration is needed to determine the percentage of tax for each state. On the first occasion, the guy produced a badge and said he would like to come in and talk to me. [25] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Sex.pdf. One dear government lady actually said she did not have time for prank phone calls. Perfect. As said by Mr. Justice Field in Re Pacific Ry. I feel like that in itself is an invasion of my privacy. i get home don't even get out of the parking lot, she pulls up. The response given is not intended to create, nor does it create an ongoing duty to respond to questions. And finally, to the person who looked up the Census rep's name then mentioned her husband had called and wanted her to stop at the store so she looked at him in shock? I told this supervisor that no one came by my home. We've tossed two surveys in the recycle bin. Reporting instructions: Thanks, people, for your informative and oftentimes humorous posts here. They even sent me a Federal Express package telling me how important the information they still wanted to collect was. I am currently working for the Census as an enumerator. I told her the story and said I didn't have time for this right now. For these reasons and likely more, the ACS has been said to be unanswered by about 45% of its recipients. I never have, EVER owned an apartment or resort. These people are trying to "do their jobs", but there are better ways to make a living, one that doesn't help enslave Americans even further with more "government help" and ultimately, taxation. i am not in their rat race, and i do not answer to their color coded political designations. I guess it's too simple, or full of common sense. Information from the survey generates data that help determine how more than $675 billion in federal and state funds are dis Continue Reading MA Pennell ACS has only been going since 2005. Then I asked the census taker her birth date, and I again got no answer. You would have done well in the SS. The next day I got an e-mail saying that the "government guy" was OK with it and that I should return the form. 1121-0292: Approval Expires 09/30/2021. Two weeks later, I received a second call from a different zip code with another lady asking if I still had the ACS form. It's aimed at collecting data that influence how. Can anyone please tell me if I am obligated to answer these questions. When they ask for race, that's what gets me. EXCLUDE State operated juvenile residential facilities. [16] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Vehicles.pdf. Just had our 10th home visit from census people! I won't either. She said they don't do that. This has been going on for almost three months and has caused tremendous stress in our household. Ultimately, you might just need to either answer the census to get them to stop coming or, as an alternative, make up answers to protect your privacy. This is a violation of our privacy and a malevolent use of government power. If that's so, why is there a space for your name, date of birth and so much other identifying information that a blind man could identify the author of the answers. A previous post said this is the American Communist survey. i hate these people. I hope you folks do not live in my county or state. The information from the Census should suffice for the allotment of federal funds for schools and roads. This survey is intrusive and i will not answer it! For over a quarter century, we have assisted, without charge, persons deprived of their liberty by government officials. They've also visited six of my neighbors, twice each so far. what is this country coming to? Over a college survey they want me to take. I work for one of the phone centers for the Census Bureau. Parents/caregivers and community members will be invited to take the survey between March 6-20. The Rutherford Institute has developed a form letter that you may use in standing up against the governments attempt to force you to disclose personal information. I will pay the fine if that is what it takes. Unfortunately, the guy probably already knew the answers to some of the questions. Millions of dollars wasted! He called and left a message to call him to make an appointment to fill out the form. Whats the names and ages of all the female members of your household? 8) Stop embezzling trillions of tax payers dollars for fraudulent purposes. The surveyor didn't respond to that one when we had a "terse" discussion with them today. I want to know how long these temp workers are going to be employed? Has anyone ever been fined or penalized for not complying? A March 2021 national survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation showed that of 1300 HCWs, 48% had not received the COVID-19 vaccine. It's supposed to be confidential. If a person of the same sex comes to your door, act like you're interested in them and start touching their hair. It does make an interesting snapshot of america. It's a breath of fresh air. Anything that you answer can be used for this book, which is usually for your town, county, etc. I have been harassed day and night. First of all, get a clue! They have done a great job keeping businesses from behaving unethically, unsafely, and preventing them from attaining wealth at the cost of human life - whether from unfair wages and industrial practices or from the mass-physiological effects (brainwashing) of citizens from the huge-budget video/audio buy-buy-buy television addiction machine, or from the shortening of each human life and the human race entirely that is the natural result of reallocating, changing, destroying natural resources to produce worthless tidbits of crap (no matter how "convenient or interesting or entertaining it may seem in the end it is crap and it won't make you happy or more lovable or life more simple or whatever their marketing department's angle is -- it is just crap that is killing all of us and wasting all those workers' lives). [It does not appear that Census is proposing any changes to the ACS instrument.] "I want to personally thank you for this article. How come I get the ACS? Last year I was hounded by these people and they are back I am so glad I did not answer or call or contact them I cannot believe this information is relevant for city planningthe person above said it best. Should all of us contact our local media so that everyone knows about ACS? www.rutherford.org. Corrado Rizzi is the Senior Managing Editor of ClassAction.org. And this has gone to the supreme court and has been upheld on account that it is important to get accurate numbers. Three days later, the supervisor came out. They are discussing tax records with our neighbors? Thank you, fellow Americans! They do go to your neighbors and landlord if you are a renter, and they do try to threaten and intimidate you by saying that if you don't answer then someone will return and will have the police with them, so yeah, keep on believing that it's all just a few harmless questions. For this census at least and I assume for the 2010 Census the initial person that will come to your house, if you did not fill out the form, is just a normal citizen with a temporary job as an "enumerator". But the Supreme Court is not supreme over the other branches of government; it is supreme only over lower federal courts. After 40 years and right before everybody in the country is supposed to reply to the 2010 census? I am becoming more and more ashamed I fought for this newly founded socialist government. [18] Furthermore, the questionnaire also demands that recipients provide information about their family and other people in their home, such as their educational levels, how many years of school were completed,[19] what languages they speak[20] and when they last worked at a job.[21]. 4) If they do not agree to answer any personal questions, assume the Hannibal Lecter voice and say "Tut, tut, tut. I have contacted The American Center For Law and Justice. The US Census Bureau says it's an essential tool in collecting relevant and timely data in order to understand and finance local needs for things like roads and schools. I feel that a class action lawsuit should be started. Keep being sheep. Whats next from our GOVERNMENT; the police saying your papers please? I say "sorry sir no one here is available and you need to leave." For our government to function basic knowledge about the country as a whole, and individual states is required. You can find no instance of someone being 'required' to respond, or being fined for not doing so. I do not think I should have to give out that kind of information. When I mentioned the threat of a fine to the last caller she seemed horrified that I would accuse her of that and went out of the way to state that she didn't bring it up. [24] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Race.pdf. "Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who who have the courage to defend it." Like its children it seems it wants us to be happy and being so it has empowered us to live our dreams freely, Know you are worth it, see it and feel it and it will be. good thing inflation is under control and gas prices are not skyrocketing for no reason, and unemployment figures are under control, that they have nothing better to do than harass an honest hardworking taxpayer. No one from the Census has ever e-mailed you - they don't have e-mail and even if they did, they don't have yours. Or maybe they're going to start sending happy birthday cards to everybody soon. Once on Saturday, once on Wednesday, three times yesterday, and so far once today. As one post on this site said "bring it on.". I answered only the necessary information on the first census, then was mailed the ever intrusive ACS. ClassAction.org is a group of online professionals (designers, developers and writers) with years of experience in the legal industry. While the survey states that my address was selected at random for the survey, they have my address and unlisted telephone number, which they call regularly. It has been done since 1790, and is mandated by the Constitution. He said he'd have the "government guy" contact me the next day. Any illegal can purchase your number for any amount of money. The agent asked about receiving the survey and I informed him that mailed addressed to "resident" was not the responsibility of any named occupant to open but I was also familiar with the unconstitutional intrusion of the personal questions in such a survey and the corporate partners with which the data is shared. Then we have to vote them out. Without the enjoyment of this right, all others would lose half their value. [The bracketed words added for clarification], Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brimson, 154 U.S. 447, 479 (May 26, 1894). But obviously they want to know everything about you. The American Community Survey is mailed to 2.5% of the American population to collect statistical information for city planning. I threw them off my property. One recipient who did complete the survey but whose answers were misplaced by the Census Bureau wrote about his experience. I told her it would be easier for all of us if she did so. Just one question, what could the $1 billion could have been spent on other than conducting a poll? My husband and I run a small trucking company, and we received a census form for the business. She then said "so you are refusing". A final note to those of you who are, or consider yourself Republicans: ACS after initial testing, "went national" in 2004. But, (knock on wood again) no visits ever occurred (yet that is). We do not have to be subjected to this mistreatment, Ladies and Gentlemen!! Not more that 10 minutes ago, a person came to the door unannounced, said she was from the ACS, and did I have a few minutes to fill out the survey. The law does not say you have to answer their questions (so don't). We didn't send in the regular 2010 one and they came by the house. Thank God that we still live in a country where we can still tell a thug where to go. Let me get this straight: we cannot ask an illegal alien for papers because of racial profiling but we can try to force american citizens to fill out the ACS which has profiling information in every question? I heard I had to answer the questions or face a possible fine of $5000.00 so I answered the questions. Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions? I would feel dirty if I accepted a job with the census. I filled in only the number of adults and children and wrote a note on the form that this was the only information I would provide. I received the ACS a few months ago, did some research and never filled it out. TheAmerican Community Survey(ACS) helps local officials, community leaders, and businesses understand the changes taking place in their communities. Enumeration. I received the ACS form yesterday and read it through just to see the questions. OMB No. do i have right to due process? I was out in my yard and she was yelling at me from a distance. And I say that is the point -- I do not want my state or city dependent on big government this is socialism and pork barrel out of control government spending. I am looking into who passed legislation to approve this questionnaire. That's exactly the number printed on the lower right had corner of my ACS form. Mine went in the shredder, and I ignored the phone calls. State citizens can help in this process by refusing to cooperate with federal demands (all of them). From what I've read online about the operation methods of the Census Bureau staff that won't have any chance of avoiding a phone call "Computer Aided Telephone Interview" But I'm hoping that by telling them every time that their OMB# is expired it will shorten my interview process somewhat. One fact I see missing is that they say you are cheating you state and city out of government funds (our tax dollars). I, too, have been harassed by the Census Bureau. By their asking their questions (limited to how many people live here) you have "met" your legal obligation to the Census. And if I choose to comply, the only information they will get from me would be the number of people living in my house. Unfortunately, the second time my husband gave in, as he felt we would get fined and was tired of the threats. Poster 209: I believe that it is better to clearly refuse up front. How do I know these census folks are trustworthy? Ridiculous. We had a census worker come to our door who started asking personal questions, until my hubby finally said that's enough. I don't recall giving my cell phone out on the first census nor my customer number at my work, but she has called both. The times they are a-changing. Of course I would expect them to correct this oversight in the near future. I said that I still respectfully declined the survey. Their job is to get the form completed, that is all. We had mailed the form back the day after we received it. But seriously, It's not about conspiracy theories. Life is too short to be so mad about insignificant things. The American Community Survey (ACS), conducted continuously since the early 2000s, is an ongoing survey of just a portion of the population. Unlike the 10-year Census, this survey runs all year, every year. Thus, if they want a specific task force to track illegals and tax invading americans, then so be it. This makes no sense at all. Access American Community Survey data on the Census Bureau's new platform, data.census.gov. Just perfect for making and uploading videos to YouTube and the news agencies. All I can think of is that every time one of us gives in and allows this servant to go unchallenged, then they get bolder, prouder, and we get used to it and then we are eventually abused by them. Person 30. Of course I had, but she got snotty like I was lying and said we would have to fill it out over again right-here-right-now. In the case of direct taxes (a direct tax is a tax on property based on ownership), this provision requires Congress to apportion the tax among the individual States based on population. Hurrah for Senator Michelle Bachmann (MN) who has said, I understand, that she will not fill out this piece of trash. I told him that was fine. Standing up for my rights in L.A. Why not just give em complete BS answers. Thank you for your time and attention to this, and I expect this matter to be closed. Tells the stories behind the numbers in a new inviting way. They're not authorized to do that. I told him that on the advice of my attorney I had shredded the form. (We filled out and mailed our census form as soon as we received it.) The funny part is the local grocery store has this job post up. I assumed I did it wrong, so I filled out the second one and sent that in. I said, what makes you think I'm going to turn over my personal information to a total stranger knocking on my door. I emailed my Congressman (John Larson, CT) twice, over a month ago, but he (and/or his staff) has failed to reply by e-mail or phone. It's now the end of Jan. 2010 and I just received my second ACS form. Ridiculous. View All 26 Products. My hubby has served this country for over 30 years, we are about to retire and what a lovely retirement gift we are receiving (NOT)!.Harassment, compliments of the government, just lovely (NOT). I asked my accountant about them and he recommended not to fill them out. Unbelievable! Great. Mailed it in. So far no challenges to our door visitors. I ignored all of them. Think anyone is going to get approval to send out US Marshals to issue tickets? If all they want is a head count, all they have to do is count social security numbers! I've since received a second one, and had one call this week(which I did not answer). You are! The second visit, I handed him a sealed census envelope, and he came back and left a note that the computer kicked it out. He came to my door anyway. Like many, I received the original short census form, completed it and mailed it back immediately. After spending almost an hour answering questions the first time the census take came to my house, they start calling me on Sunday afternoon -- enough is enough! While talking to the ACS lady on the phone I found out they didn't have a complete address and had sent me a form. The first cluster of COVID-19 cases emerged out of Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019. I will comply when they 1) remove the millions of illegals from U.S. soil, 2)oust criminals who do not even pay their taxes from political power positions, 3) listen to the will of their constituency and remember we are a "representative republic" not a "Banana Republic" 4) stop plotting the demise of American citizens with their plans for a Eugenicists health care plan.
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