No thanks, poster 188. anon10731 is obviously a census worker!!!!!! But seriously, It's not about conspiracy theories. Many people I know who voted for this man are now regretting it. I started researching and am grateful for the advice by others here and on other sites. Anyone out there actually worked for this part of the Census with accurate info? I had missed several calls but the pattern seemed to be that I got them every other day. He called and left a message to call him to make an appointment to fill out the form. Bunch of grumpy anti social loners. Don't be paranoid, it's only a few questions a lot of people already know about you anyway. They only want to know how many people live in the residents. The woman was carrying a clip board. --Lazarus. I think when they show up at my door, I will tell them I am house sitting for the owners who are out of town for the next six months. Good-bye". Act drunk and make like you're going to be sick on them or pretend to pass out. Poster 188. I received the ACS invasion of privacy letter on my door yesterday. I ordered him to leave and he said he would have to go get the sheriff and return. The data bank, like any data bank, runs the risk of being hacked or accessed by dishonest parties. "When the people fear their government there is tyranny. They are not better people, more deserving, more intelligent, more experienced they didn't know "how" things were going to work out they just knew they would. I'll give you potential issues with being counted. You have a file and they are trying to use changes in your life situation to justify government programs. What do you really think they use the information for? Thank you, Poster 188. Then why am I being asked what my race is? Thomas Jefferson. They are just being bullies. Contact the Census Bureau by phone or email if you have additional questions or if you just have concerns and need to speak to a person who can assist you. Official websites use .gov He presented me with an ACS envelope and said a "government guy" had come to school and was having random students fill them out. Send it out to the target audience. LOL. A week later, a woman came to my door and said they hadn't received my form. If the stories in this thread are true, those census workers are scum. The enumeration is *solely for the purposes of elected representative apportionment* I told her the ACS is a violation of the Constitution and I did not believe it would be used to "provide" me schools or hospitals or fire stations, but rather to spy on me. They just closed one of the best schools in the area, and nobody surveyed me to ask if I cared about that! Why am I being asked what my age and birthdate are? According to law you must answer all Census questions or face criminal charges and/or fines up to $100. More money from the government for that extra lane of highway to make my commute faster. The next day, a woman came to my gate and was asking me to fill out the form with her. The last thing the execs at the Census Bureau want to see is a video of one of their "enumerators" on YouTube, the Six O'clock News, or in Congress or a courtroom harassing and threatening a citizen/voter with a big fine or jail time if that person refuses to give out the personal details of his life to a perfect stranger. PLEASE let's get them back once and for all! A location-based community survey is restricted to a particular geographical location like a neighborhood or a single zip code. By their asking their questions (limited to how many people live here) you have "met" your legal obligation to the Census. Find out how we keep that promise and our legal obligation to you. So why would the government hire a company such as ACS to dig into our lives? Well it started for me. If this money is government funding for schools, street or seating representatives then why are so many teachers being laid off, why are the streets so damaged and incomplete. Best wishes, and see you all after the election. Summary of Findings. For information on a specific survey, please visit the surveys webpage. :0 We shall not be intimidated! Proud to be American but wondering where we will be as a nation in ten years? Hence, you have answered the only question required by the constitution and you might have even increased the possibility for more representatives! They have nothing but their own agenda in mind and any semblance of control we think we have is just that -- a semblance. Thanks, Jenny Reply 1 Upvote GLC Jun 27, 2018 9:43 AM Follow How to Reverse Email Opt-Out You want me to put the popcorn in the freezer?" Keep up the good fight! There are even amendments to the amendments. and they are the ones who should be paying extra taxes for that. After giving it some thought, I felt compromised by the invasive questions asked, and decided that my right to privacy was surely being violated. Most Black voters disapprove of Florida GOP Gov. Years ago someone told me that the information can be used in a book (that may or may not be in your library) that is published showing where you work, how long you lived at your residence, etc. Maintaining the privacy of your survey answers is important to us. We will be contacting our U.S. senators, including one who is is in a very tight re-election campaign. When I said I would not be probed by his questions from the government and continued by saying that I meant no disrespect to him; however, I hate what the government is trying to do to us he responded. I didn't believe him until he showed me the book. Look it up. She then stated that she has not talked to the supervisor. this implies you have obligations to help the government count but not to answer every intrusive question they might ask. 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. Again, we refused and she threatened their fine. I am only a man, a man who believes in his liberties and will stand against this government crap! You want me to trust the census with information that is very private? If you are thinking about filling this out, don't! When I returned home he was scared and thought he did something wrong. I feel kind of sick too. in the '90s the Commerce Dept decided that I was a resort or apartment complex owner and harassed me to fill out a survey detailing my expenditures on repairs, income reports etc. I'm paid 400 goats and a chest of elderberries in barter for my services. What I find interesting is that when I visit a home of an immigrant they are almost excited to give me whatever information I ask for. I might have to go outside and see if Big Brother is installing hidden cameras. I wonder how many of those opposing census questions will annually volunteer much more private information and their personal wealth to a real evil unconstitutional organization - the IRS. Instead of hiring mindless sheep to bother busy, honest, hard working people, the government can hire people to scour the internet for this "readily available information". In 2000 I refused to fill mine out. First time around it ended with phone calls and then they I was given a $25 gift card at the Home Depot. I also refused the deputy entrance for the purpose of a census and said that I wished them both to leave as I would not comply. It is a survey that invades privacy by asking about the presence of flush toilets, the amount of income that you earn, whether there isa business in your home, how much you spend on utilities, where you work, what time you leave for work, how you get to work, how long it takes you to . Washington and California residents have filed a proposed class action in which they object to being asked to participate in the American Community Survey, which enquires about certain demographic details more specific than those central to the decennial Census. To verify that someone who has texted you is a Census Bureau field representative, you can enter their name in the Census Bureau Staff Search, a database that lists name and contact information for all Census Bureau employees. 10 minutes ago I felt apprehensive. We are getting a camera for the outside of our home this week, so we will be ready. 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. Don't you think someone high up already has their * in a wringer over that? I live in a high-rise condo building (where I rent), so let them come get me. Let's see how much they like it. Please post legal options for readers when census takers are sharing personal information with neighbors! I do not think I should have to give out that kind of information. I may answer the door this time, but my attitude is going to be that I won't allow this to cause me any more stress than deciding what toppings I want on my pizza. The survey is clearly an invasion of privacy, and any attempts of the ACS to pursue a fine for failure to submit the survey should be challenged in a court of law on unconstitutional and invasion of privacy grounds. Wow! The Census Bureau may follow up with you about your participation in a survey. What we have here is a violation of HIPAA. Um, no they don't have the right to fine you. I will post again if there is further activity. Yes we find the government annoying, but we could turn things around to our advantage and make things fun. Nevertheless, fines and legal action are technically possible. To read more about a particular survey's purpose and significance, you can search the Census Bureau's list of surveys. My family has found past census information to be very valuable in genealogical research. 8) Stop embezzling trillions of tax payers dollars for fraudulent purposes. Back in 2003 or so we also received a very long census questionnaire, with information I did not want to publish. how the hell does she know me and what i look like, she's never been to our door yet. First of all, get a clue! At first, I completed the survey, sealed it in the envelope, and then did not send it. The Census Bureau conducts many other surveys that provide information about U.S. businesses and the economy, including the Services Annual Survey (SAS), Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS), and Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM). I have already received two calls. I know that some of you were harassed by the census folks. So I did not send it back. If you have additional issues or concerns that are not addressed above, please contact the Office of the Respondent Advocate. My sister and I are fuming over these forms. Sure, businessmen could use the info -- but because someone wants it, doesn't mean that I have to give it. The next day I got an e-mail saying that the "government guy" was OK with it and that I should return the form. The Current Population Survey and National Crime Victimization Survey are examples of surveys that include multiple interviews over a period of time. It's the amendments that congress is busy adding to the original Constitution while you guys are busy working, fishing, etc., instead of watching congressional actions on C Span or some such that are killing us and our rights. Honor opt-out requests promptly. 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. It then adds insult and temerity by threatening me for noncompliance? ACS is really not worth losing any sleep over. 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. Would you believe they just called again? That's the truth. Answer (1 of 5): Idk what the punishment is but I started filling it out. I just received the ACS survey and will not be sending it in. I will not comply. Finally, the last enumerator knocked one more time, then took away the last notice, which I decided to leave there. A 72 year old lady showed up at my door yesterday (I being a 65 year old great grandmother), and told me I did not fill my form out properly and it got "kicked out". Your participation is critical. This survey is not some spur of the moment mandate by the current administration. To complete your request, you'll need to sign and return the Permanent Opt-Out Election form (which you get online) once you've started the process. So why do they need how many rooms are in the house, what I use to heat the house, what amount was my electric bill and so on and so on? Now.I look forward to answering that door, cell in hand, and pressing the "video record" button. It can't be done if the government is a complex, dishonest mess. It's paranoid people like you all who cause your communities not to get the funding they need. They wanted to know how much we made, where we made it (we're self employed)but the scary part was that they ALREADY KNEW WHAT WE HAD MADE. To the small minority who have sneered at me and closed the door, get some help. 5) Arrest criminals from Acorn and stop our tax dollars from funding Acorn and other criminal organizations like them. I noticed that if I left the note on the door, they would sometimes pull up, then just drive off. This is what made me so suspicious. I told her the story and said I didn't have time for this right now. The state police will show up and *escort* them off your property. We have always taught him not to talk to people he does not know and never give out information. We do not live in 1930's Germany but you sure can't tell by reading the questions on this form. When I got to the financial questions I thought - what?? 1. Housing 19b. its no joke. I told him if he was good at counting, he could try counting my angry rottweilers as he ran for his life. I firmly told her I had no intention of filling out the survey as I felt it was no one's business. 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. The name of the Census Bureau survey is provided in one or more of the following ways: Your participation is critical. The guy at FEMA said he needed my closing statement-I had sent that in but removed all the dollar amounts as that was none of their business. I filled in only the number of adults and children and wrote a note on the form that this was the only information I would provide. You will not be fined. It sure the hell is. Most people then get instructions to complete the ACS online. This makes no sense at all. I want to thank you for this site and for all of the posters sharing their experiences and offering insight and information. 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