Republicans vote to eliminate the American Community Survery (health care, how much, cost)

[Spartanguy]

This survey of American households has been around in some form since 1850, either as a longer version of or a richer supplement to the basic decennial census. It tells Americans how poor we are, how rich we are, who is suffering, who is thriving, where people work, what kind of training people need to get jobs, what languages people speak, who uses food stamps, who has access to health care, and so on.

It is, more or less, the country’s primary check for determining how well the government is doing — and in fact what the government will be doing. The survey’s findings help determine how over $400 billion in government funds is distributed each year.

But last week, the Republican-led House voted to eliminate the survey altogether, on the grounds that the government should not be butting its nose into Americans’ homes

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The stupidity in today's GOP is endless

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/20/su...rvey.html?_r=1

[AeroGuyDC]

I see no logical reason to discontinue this Survey.

[monkeywrenching]

Originally Posted by Spartanguy

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The stupidity in today's GOP is endless

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/20/su...rvey.html?_r=1

I dont fill out any goverment surveys anyway. if i get one in the mail I read it, and then it just goes into the shredder.

[Frank DeForrest]

Central planning is a proven failure...do you need a survey to tell you?

[ovcatto]

Originally Posted by monkeywrenching

I dont fill out any goverment surveys anyway. if i get one in the mail I read it, and then it just goes into the shredder.

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

Central planning is a proven failure...do you need a survey to tell you?

The blind who lead the blind, leading the blind.... and who luxuriate in their blindness.

[tinman01]

How much does the survey cost the tax payer?

Do we need a survey to tell us how poorly the Fed is doing their jobs?
Elections should tell our elected reps how well they are doing.

[ovcatto]

Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC

I see no logical reason to discontinue this Survey.

Earmarks are more efficient.

[Frank DeForrest]

Originally Posted by ovcatto

The blind who lead the blind, leading the blind.... and who luxuriate in their blindness.

Said the blind man.

[crone]

Originally Posted by ovcatto

Earmarks are more efficient.

[monkeywrenching]

Originally Posted by ovcatto

The blind who lead the blind, leading the blind.... and who luxuriate in their blindness.

I also send in what is required by the Constitution concerning the census. no need to answer all the questions.
how do you think the Japanese in the USA and the Jews in in Germany before WWII were found out.

the census.

I just dont believe in being a sheep, but it sure does look like alot of americans do.