2010 Census anyone?

[swbtoo]

Originally Posted by Sweetbeet

Re: multiple residences - I don't think you're supposed to be counted in more than one place. I think technically you're supposed to report where you were living on 4/1/2010 (that would be a regular domicile, not a vacation residence if it's not your domicile - if you had two places where you spend 6 months each year, I'd report wherever you were on April 1st). I think - but you can ask a census worker how to handle that situation.

I'm traveling between two places on the 1st of April. What do I do? Fill out the census form when I take a break on the interstate, and use that area as my "home" for the time?

Originally Posted by PacificFlights

beside the money, census determines how many reps you have in congress. More peope, more reps, less people less reps.

They also use it for redrawing the districts (which increased dem representation last time districts were redrawn). Not sure I understand exactly how they do that, how often, and why that is ethical or legal. Census numbers are also used to help in the "redistribution" of wealth, which underlies everything the current administration is doing.

I hear today that census forms must be mailed by April 1st, or we will be fined. That means, if a census form is postmarked April 2nd, there will be a fine? How many jobs were created just for postmark checkers, I wonder?

[AlohaHuey]

Originally Posted by Koale

We have had the same moron come to our door three times asking if we have submitted our census. Yesterday, unfortunately for him, I was home. Told him we had and if he comes to our door one more time I was calling the police and reporting him as harrassing my family. Enough already.

He's only doing his job. It's not like he came by several times when you WERE home.

Tell me, how do you know it was "the same moron" who came by several times already? If you weren't home? Hmmm?

Finally, it really cheeses me off when people call police over such things. If you have a complaint, call the census office. The police have better things to do than listen to you whine about a Census worker at your door.

[winkosmosis]

Fill out the forms, it's our civic duty

[swbtoo]

Originally Posted by winkosmosis

Fill out the forms, it's our civic duty

I agree. It's also patriotic to pay our taxes, and the more patriotic we are, the more we will be happy to pay.

[tijlover]

Originally Posted by MrSaturdayNight

Hi, I just have a quick stupid question...did anyone else get the 2010 Census in the mail? It says my "response is required by law" Does that mean exactly what it says? If I don't fill it out and send it back does it mean im breaking the law? Sorry I have never gotten one of these before so I am clueless about the circumstances.

Go ahead, don't fill it out! And then what?

Someone will stop by your house some day and knock some senses into you!

[Vaedrem]

A census person came by and delivered our form for us, asked us what exactly our address is--I was glad to give him that information and we mailed in our form. I'm glad it brings some money into our community.

[Calico Salsa]

Has everyone heard the news stories about the scam census forms? They are the ones that ask for too much information, like social security number. The real census form does NOT.

I would guess then it's probably safer not to answer too many questions by someone who comes to your door. Better to take the form from them, and if it is legit, to mail it back yourself.