I received, or rather “Resident” at my address received, a letter from Robert M. Groves, Director, US Census Bureau. The reason for the letter was to let me (or Resident) know that about one week from now I will receive a 2010 Census form in the mail. Groves exhorted me (or Resident) to fill out the form and mail it promptly because this data is important.
Groves thanked me (or Resident) in advance for my help.
How much of our tax dollars did the .gov waste sending out letters, presorted first class, to let us know that in a week they’ll be sending us a form? Talk about monumental wastes of time. We’re in a recession, people are out of work, people are losing their houses, people can’t afford health care (so they tell us), and the government is wasting how knows how much sending out a form letter telling us that they are going to send us a form in a week.
And then they wonder why there is a Tea Party Movement.
Morons. No, that’s unfair to real morons.
I'm just going to ink a big "2" on mine; that's all the data to which they are entitled.I'll probably get a visit…
There have been several radio spots airing on local radio stations promoting how important it is that people respond to the census so communities know how many stoplights and school teachers they'll need.I got the "Dear Resident" letter in yesterday's mail.None of these media devices mention the Constitutional requirement to count the population in order to determine the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives.
Well, the only good news, according to the Census Bureau web site, is they are only asking for information they are supposed to have: Name, Age, Sex, Race.No more intrusive Nanny State fishing questions. I got the long form in 2000 and sent it back with just the basics, and told the census workers to go away when they came to get it filled in.
I got my letter the day before yesterday. And I don't think anyone has bothered to open it yet…
Oh no, if we don't open the first letter we won't know to not open the second.The irony was not lost in this household, but their credibility was.
Brigid, are you saying that the first junk mail is to warn us about the second junk mail?