As soon as they identified themselves as being with the Census Bureau, I quickly informed them that I sent it in. Nobody is listening -- another reason not to send in the ACS. Smile. Click Update Preferences to ensure the changes are applied. We need to take a stand and not put up with all the socialist crap the government wants us to do. Does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as doctor's visits or shopping? Anyone out there actually worked for this part of the Census with accurate info? After 40 years and right before everybody in the country is supposed to reply to the 2010 census? Please, that's where this money is going in there pockets. The Nazis were just doing their jobs, also, "anon75478" but that doesn't make it right. (Same woman who was no longer employed with the census). Browse our topics and subtopics to find information and data. Last night I found an envelope on my door from a census taker. and even spells it. Just sit there and think a minute on what we have in this country and you should feel very ashamed for getting so upset about such petty things. Individual businesses, households, or persons cannot be identified in statistics or reports published by the Census Bureau. It doesn't do any good to argue with the census taker. A truly honest, upright government does not hire goons and bullies to do any work for them. Let's get them to spread the word. Employer-sponsored insurance covers almost 155 million nonelderly people. Other countries pay equally and get that ever elusive socialist universal health care. In the article above, it mentions the fine is per offense; but I did not read that anywhere in Title 13. What is the ACS (American Community Survey)? This is especially true if you have already returned your regular census form. This is out of control. Well its going to get colder before I give them the info. I even gave them the date I mailed it on. I took the job because it pays really well. Whether I'm white, black, hispanic, etc., or whether I own or rent my home, makes as much difference to the count of legal U.S. citizens as not having to show your legal or illegal status as a U.S. citizen. Thanks to all of you for your comments. One of the reasons identified by Fort Carson that soldiers opted out of the vaccine is because it isn't FDA approved. After four or five visits with three notices taped to the door over two weeks, they seem to have given up. They are discussing tax records with our neighbors? This is a very big, complicated country we live in. ACS is really not worth losing any sleep over. If it's not a big deal, then get rid of the census and don't tell me about funding- that's a load of crap! As a university student in my early 20s, I returned to school after the summer and mid-semester was called down to my dorm supervisor's office one night. These "enumerators" aren't policemen and they can't make you answer their questions or let them into your house. Perhaps act so insanely crazy they will be glad to leave. The ACS replaced the old census long form and the questions have absolutely nothing to with apportioning direct taxes or determining the number of representatives in the House of Representatives. They left before they arrived. We change so quickly now compared to 40-50 years ago. The US Census Bureau makes it clear that the American Community Survey (ACS) is authorized under Sections 141 and 193 of Title 13 of the United States Code, and that compliance with the survey is legally mandatory. We filled in very basic info and did put in the drive times. its nothing short of communism folks!! Follow your happiness and I promise the universe will be there for you: subtle, slow, obvious or quick it will respond to your emotions. 3. Moreover, since there are no reported instances of the Census Bureau taking legal or financial action, some speculate that the Census Bureau's threats carry no weight. I guarantee it will be a short and polite conversation and the last time they ever bother you! The results of the 2020 Census were released last summer following a series of delays due to the coronavirus pandemic. She said OK, left and then returned again within five minutes, saying it was her job to help me fill it out. The oath means something to us and I for one am going to continue to tell them to stick it where the Sun Does Not Shine! Should be interesting to see if they ever follow up again. Someone said they can find all our info on the internet anyway. We didn't send in the regular 2010 one and they came by the house. They do go to your neighbors and landlord if you are a renter, and they do try to threaten and intimidate you by saying that if you don't answer then someone will return and will have the police with them, so yeah, keep on believing that it's all just a few harmless questions. This evidence should be used to justify resources to make improvements. Most Census Bureau calls asking you to participate in a survey other than the 2020 Census originate from one of the following numbers: If you receive a call from the Census Bureau and you would like to independently verify that the number is from the Census Bureau, you can call one of the following numbers: Field representatives who do in-person interviews may also call you. This country will see a revolution of the people one day, hopefully sooner than later. Happy Holidays. It's not their business. Fight the power. They're people just like you are, Americans just like you are. Be advised that no matter how intensive your efforts become, nor what kind of fine, penalty, prosecution or imprisonment you may wish to threaten, I, as a free American citizen, will not allow any agency of this government to demand, under penalty of law, that I disclose private and personal information about the members of my household. Would you believe they just called again? But I can promise I'll promptly feed it to my hungry paper shredder. I did call the police on them. Ethical treatment of survey participants. Help people, can I really get fined if I don't fill this crap out? They are the ones making the money tax free - not me. The less you say to them the faster they stop bothering you. do i have right to due process? Are You in a Survey? Anyway, i thought i would turn it into something funny and started a blog. Begin your survey with an introduction that explains the purpose of the survey, what will happen to the data and who the research benefits (E.g. The only thing you are required to do is answer the basic census questions name, age, address, race, marital status, citizenship, and the same basic info on everyone who all lives in the house with you. While. Especially after reading the comments on this page. We have 273 people living in this house with no plumbing, I go to work at 2 a.m. and get home at 2:30. Most U.S. representatives have local offices. Have no fear. Will these jackasses really come after me or is all this talk about fines and such just a scare tactic? It has taken almost two decades to get it to this point where something intelligent can actually be done to manage our mess. Two weeks later, I received a second call from a different zip code with another lady asking if I still had the ACS form. They insisted that the ACS did not receive it and wanted the information again. The questions in this survey were originally asked in the census long form sent to 1 out of every 6 households during the decennial census. I suspect the caller will hang up and take you off the list. Let them in and then fart really loud. Im not and if their track record is any benchmark, nobody should. To sign up for updates please enter your email address. Well, it's just arrived in the form of a mail packet that asks volumes of personal, none of your business information. How can I verify that an email or text message from the Census Bureau is legitimate? There should be a law against this. I am a law abiding American citizen, tax payer (working 2 jobs) and a registered voter, not a criminal or bum or illegal immigrant living off the tax payers. I told the lady that I regarded the ACS as some kind of personal info fishing scam by criminals masquerading as the federal government and again stated that I had more than Constitutionally complied with the short form questions. Who knows what other "enemy" nations also have it. We said in Boyd v. U.S., 116 U. S. 616, 630, 6 Sup. For general questions, call 1-800-923-8282 or visit ask.census.gov to message our Customer Service Center. Any links included in a Census Bureau email will direct you to an official federal government website ending in .gov. lets hope this isn't all to simply mark people who do and do not comply. Yes we find the government annoying, but we could turn things around to our advantage and make things fun. I am an American! And if there isn't a law protecting these rights, then we need someone to make it happen! I said it sounded like a great idea. If you wish to independently confirm that the person at your door is a Census Bureau field representatives conducting a household survey = you can enter their name in the Census Bureausstaff searchwebsite, or contact theRegional Officefor your state. That includes visitors then which would not be falsifying info. This page links you to information about our surveys, frequently asked questions, and the people to contact if you need help. To all the census takers who have the nerve to put their 2 cents here to tell us how safe it is, why don't you also post your personal information for us? Last night (Monday) he showed up at 7:30. I suggest that people find a petition out there against this census survey. She said she would mark me down as 'refused' If someone actually shows up I am going to take control of the interview and video my demand that they leave and not come back, and their response. No one will email you or be peeping at you from the census. They were expected to decline another 9% this year, according . One week later, we got two more phone calls in one night because I hung up on the caller and he called back 20 minutes later. Wow. the simple census form I got had another insert in which they claim that "answers are confidential" and "answers you give cannot be obtained by law enforcement or tax collection agencies" and "your answers cannot be used in court" or obtained through a FOIA request. The only thing is, I lied my butt off! they have called me several times and asked what I did with it. We monitored our caller ID and just refused to answer the phone when they called (along with any other numbers listed as "unavailable"). The Census Bureau does surveys by mail, over the phone, in person, online or some combination of these. I too am going to do the same. Some hypothesize that the Census Bureau will not take legal action against, or pursue fines for, noncompliance with the ACS because doing so would likely attract much negative media attention. Eventually, a Census Bureau worker begins calling the home in an effort to elicit answers. It feels good to see so many of you willing to take a stand against this invasion of privacy. The census asks for the number of people who "stayed at your house on April 1, 2010." What is this survey? But I will not tell you when I leave for work and about the medical condition of my relatives. If threatened with a fine or even prison, I will say, "Bring it on!" I did not ask for this; this is not an application for credit. I put up with some minor harassment and then after a few weeks it stopped. I feel that a class action lawsuit should be started. how Fourth amendment. Why am I in the unlucky 2.5%? Protect your privacy. If you give them a little info they will keep at you until you give in. The other info that the ACS wants can be obtained from other Departments. First time around it ended with phone calls and then they I was given a $25 gift card at the Home Depot. The Google Analytics opt-out add-on is designed to be compatible with Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Microsoft Edge. I just sent the supervisor who knocked on my door packing! The efforts to secure a response to ACS seem fairly on the mark, but the point that seems most lost here is that households chosen for ACS are just part of a statistical sample that is representative of the country as a whole. I received the ACS and the regular Census. The employees of the Nazi Gestapo and Brownshirts said the same thing. I was willing to answer the survey at first - thinking it would just be a headcount but then I saw the rest of the questions. she said go ahead i'll wait. all this while he was getting ready for work. Because the rich have been given free passes by laws created by and for the rich, we must beware these so called laws they create. Its about an obnoxiously intrusive survey, based on a lie about fire stations and such, done in a not so anonymous manner, by people who are often temporary workers and thus lack accountability for the privacy of the information they take. They do snoop around. No one I have talked to since I received this survey has known anything about it. Wound up yelling at anyone who would speak to me and finally the harassment stopped. She said they don't do that. He claimed he'd be back. Thomas Jefferson. Anyone who took the time to actually read the ACS and understand how sensitive this information is and how unsecured it actually is would join in the outrage and demand that it be given its proper burial in the grave of horrible bureaucratic policy. Choose the types of emails you'd like to receive or unsubscribe from. I will not be giving some 18 year old pimple face unemployed moron my personal information. We will be contacting our U.S. senators, including one who is is in a very tight re-election campaign. No one from the Census has been escorted off your property by the police - Title 13 gives them the right to be on your property. I didn't argue or discuss it, just stated the truth and hung up immediately. I can not believe this is United States, land of freedom and liberty. Ending homeless is an ongoing challenge throughout America. This has been going on for almost three months and has caused tremendous stress in our household. It's unbelievable that they have the right to do this, on principle alone, I will not. I am absolutely livid right now. We have been like a frog cooked in our own water slowly. Cowards! Alternatively, you can always "nut up" when they call. Now, do we all agree that harassing people is against the law??! For information on a specific survey, please visit the surveys webpage. How to confirm the person visiting your address is a legitimate Census Bureau employee or whether the contact you received was from the Census Bureau. I've been in some pretty terrifying situations and I don't scare that easily. Throw the thing in the garbage, leave on your answering machine for a few weeks, and slam the door in the face of anyone who comes by. Respondents like to know their voice is being heard, so it's important to follow up with them. You can search the internet and find many references to threats of a fine, but you won't find anyone who has ever been fined. After the first couple of letters I received I started getting harassing phone calls from them. Your participation is critical. Since many citizens lack basic knowledge of our Constitution and federalist system, they are easily manipulated by media and academic elites who tell them that judges are the absolute and final arbiters of US law. There are three general approaches to abortion care training: "opt out," in which training is routinely integrated into residency training but residents with religious or moral objections can opt out of participation; "opt in," in which training is available but not routinely scheduled; and programs in which no training is provided. No way was I going to submit that kind of info. If that thing were to get lost or some person where I mailed it, there's a lot of things that I don't want them to have. The bad thing is, this is information that is collected by the government. The census man came to my house eight times, two of which he sat in my driveway for a total of 50 minutes. Mailed it in. If he shows up, he'll get the same response (or none at all). The next day I called back and talked to a different agent or whatever they are. Finally a man identifying himself as a supervisor came to the door and demanded I answer. The Economic Census and other business surveys are authorized under Title 13. Our town boasts 90,000 citizens, but we know there are at least an additional 10,000 illegals here (yes, here in Mexifornia). About one month later I received a phone call from a supervisor. I do not want to tell anyone personal info, much less someone who lives next door to me! I just had hip surgery, when the buzzer rang this evening (Saturday 6:30p.m.) The American Community Survey is an offshoot of the census, but the ACS is done every year. a race is a competition with winners and losers being monitored by individuals who are not in the running. I got a call last night from the Census folks, wanting to know our birthdays. I filled out my census. I was out in my yard and she was yelling at me from a distance. I'm so glad I'm not alone. Since then I have been visited a few times by a nice Dept. A census employee went to my neighbor's house, asking for my age, birth date, etc. For information on a specific survey, please visit the list of surveys or contact the Census Bureau Contact Center to speak with a representative who can assist you. They are instilling fear. Census sends a letter saying that your address was selected for the ACS. I will not answer and/or return this form in spite of threats of fine, imprisonment or court appearance regardless of where the threat comes from. Tell me, if you were in charge of managing a company and you asked your staff for information so you could make an important decision and they could not answer any questions, how long do you think it would be before a major problem arose? 8) Stop embezzling trillions of tax payers dollars for fraudulent purposes. They are a toothless tiger. If Big Brother wants to bring the law so be it. ACS has only been going since 2005. It's just like a bunch of whiners. The visits stopped, and I never heard from them again. You are only required to do that once every ten years (in years that end in zero). 1388. no one here is related etc., etc. Don't be afraid. I received two surveys. Census employees never ask for social security numbers or full financial disclosure. There are two of us living here. This all happened while I was watching from my porch. Let's see if she comes back for her shower. 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