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2010 Census. To mail or not to mail?
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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 703428" data-attributes="member: 12570"><p>I simply don't have the time nor do I want a Census worker knocking on my door so I filled out the form and mailed it in. I must have received the "short form" as I only had a few questions to answer.</p><p> </p><p>Channahon mentioned using data that the govt already has from several sources, including the IRS. The only problem with that is the census is asking for the information as of a certain date (April 1 ?) and the information on your tax return is as of 12/31/09. In my case this would mean that if they used the data from the IRS I would have to include myself and my son but if they used the data that I submitted on the census it would just be me. Social Security has been known to send benefit checks to dead people so that wouldn't work. Birth and death records take time to get added to the system.</p><p> </p><p>There does appear to be a lot of waste involved with the Census. For example, I received a letter about a week before I received the form stating that I would be receiving the form in about a week. Huh? Also, they spent $1M sponsoring a NASCAR car. They also spent $2.5M for a Super Bowl ad that I missed while I was in the bathroom.</p><p> </p><p>Maybe the US Govt should take a page out of UPS's playbook by conducting a virtual Census?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 703428, member: 12570"] I simply don't have the time nor do I want a Census worker knocking on my door so I filled out the form and mailed it in. I must have received the "short form" as I only had a few questions to answer. Channahon mentioned using data that the govt already has from several sources, including the IRS. The only problem with that is the census is asking for the information as of a certain date (April 1 ?) and the information on your tax return is as of 12/31/09. In my case this would mean that if they used the data from the IRS I would have to include myself and my son but if they used the data that I submitted on the census it would just be me. Social Security has been known to send benefit checks to dead people so that wouldn't work. Birth and death records take time to get added to the system. There does appear to be a lot of waste involved with the Census. For example, I received a letter about a week before I received the form stating that I would be receiving the form in about a week. Huh? Also, they spent $1M sponsoring a NASCAR car. They also spent $2.5M for a Super Bowl ad that I missed while I was in the bathroom. Maybe the US Govt should take a page out of UPS's playbook by conducting a virtual Census? [/QUOTE]
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