SFC Ollie
Still Marching
Yes you read it right. Here we are 14 trillion dollars in debt and our beloved government has a second census in 2 years.
Now the money isn't the worst part of this, I understand the need for the 10 year census, and I filled it out and mailed it in answering each question. But this one? They have got to be shitting me...
I'm going to write my congressman and both Senators over the stupidity of this one.
It's called "The American Community Survey"
And it was sent out by the US Census Bureau.
Sample questions: ( And I am not changing a word.)
In the past 12 months, what were the actual sales of all agricultural products from this property? (to be fair this question is only if you own more than one acre.)
About when was this building first built?
When did person 1 (listed on page 2) move into this house, apartment, or mobile home?
How many separate rooms are in this house, apartment, or mobile home?
How many of these rooms are bed rooms?
(Are they planning on moving in here?)
Does this house, apartment, or mobile home have-
a. hot and cold running water?
b. a flush toilet?
c. a bathtub or shower?
d. a sink with a faucet?
e. a stove or range?
f. a refrigerator?
Why the fuck do they need to know all this BS. Isn't this America? Don't most homes have all these things? I'd be willing to bet they all do in my ZIP code
Last month what was the cost of electricity for this house, apartment, mobile home?
Last month what was the cost of gas for this house, apartment, mobile home?
In the past 12 months, what was the cost of water and sewer for this house, apartment, mobile home?
In the past 12 months did anyone in this household receive food stamps or a food stamp benefit card.
About how much do you think this house and lot, apartment, mobile home (and lot if owned) would sell for if it were for sale?
What is the annual Real Estate taxes on this property? (Shouldn't the government know this already?)
Any way, it goes on about insurance costs and how much my mortgage payment is. Which I don't see why the Government needs to be concerned about.
Then they get personal, Where we were born, about our education levels, do we speak any other languages at home, Ancestry or ethnic origin? WTF do they need that for? And they list choices....
(for example Italian, Jamaican, African Am. Cambodian, Cape Verdean, Norwegian, Dominican, French Canadian, Haitian, Korean, Lebanese, Polish, Nigerian, Mexican, Taiwanese, Ukrainian, and so on) (this was an exact quote)
I'm not so certain I want to even waste my 38 minutes(that's how long they guess it will take to fill it out) even dealing with this BS.
Someone's got some explaining to do........
Now the money isn't the worst part of this, I understand the need for the 10 year census, and I filled it out and mailed it in answering each question. But this one? They have got to be shitting me...
I'm going to write my congressman and both Senators over the stupidity of this one.
It's called "The American Community Survey"
And it was sent out by the US Census Bureau.
Sample questions: ( And I am not changing a word.)
In the past 12 months, what were the actual sales of all agricultural products from this property? (to be fair this question is only if you own more than one acre.)
About when was this building first built?
When did person 1 (listed on page 2) move into this house, apartment, or mobile home?
How many separate rooms are in this house, apartment, or mobile home?
How many of these rooms are bed rooms?
(Are they planning on moving in here?)
Does this house, apartment, or mobile home have-
a. hot and cold running water?
b. a flush toilet?
c. a bathtub or shower?
d. a sink with a faucet?
e. a stove or range?
f. a refrigerator?
Why the fuck do they need to know all this BS. Isn't this America? Don't most homes have all these things? I'd be willing to bet they all do in my ZIP code
Last month what was the cost of electricity for this house, apartment, mobile home?
Last month what was the cost of gas for this house, apartment, mobile home?
In the past 12 months, what was the cost of water and sewer for this house, apartment, mobile home?
In the past 12 months did anyone in this household receive food stamps or a food stamp benefit card.
About how much do you think this house and lot, apartment, mobile home (and lot if owned) would sell for if it were for sale?
What is the annual Real Estate taxes on this property? (Shouldn't the government know this already?)
Any way, it goes on about insurance costs and how much my mortgage payment is. Which I don't see why the Government needs to be concerned about.
Then they get personal, Where we were born, about our education levels, do we speak any other languages at home, Ancestry or ethnic origin? WTF do they need that for? And they list choices....
(for example Italian, Jamaican, African Am. Cambodian, Cape Verdean, Norwegian, Dominican, French Canadian, Haitian, Korean, Lebanese, Polish, Nigerian, Mexican, Taiwanese, Ukrainian, and so on) (this was an exact quote)
I'm not so certain I want to even waste my 38 minutes(that's how long they guess it will take to fill it out) even dealing with this BS.
Someone's got some explaining to do........
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