I don't owe the government anything for going to college. anon 77369: It is incorrect to say that you are required to respond. We need to take a stand and not put up with all the socialist crap the government wants us to do. I filled out my form, sent it in and a few weeks later another one came. 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. I work for one of the phone centers for the Census Bureau. Despite federal guarantees of increased funding, laws against not completing the questionaire and the Constitution clearly stating that every U.S. resident should be counted, both Census data and. I mentioned to a reporter for the newspaper the similarity between our government today and Hitler and he said some not so nice things to me. We're starved after working all day on our house renovation. The information that they collect will be used against us in our most crucial moments. Unless an individual has been charged and convicted of some criminal offense connected to the Census and the crime falls within section 3559, this $5,000.00 fine does not apply. The study found 86.1 attacks for every 1,000 transgender women and 23.7 attacks for every 1,000 cisgender women; it also found 107.5 attacks for every 1,000 . How much do I make per year? People, look around you and see. SSV-6. I will not yield. She said actually it's mandatory. What kind of people do you have working for you? However, while The Rutherford Institute has been made aware of Census Bureau agents engaging in harassing tactics and threatening behavior, to date, we are unaware of the Census Bureau having levied any financial penalties for non-compliance with the ACS. The calls started Wednesday. As one post on this site said "bring it on.". Good for Michele Bachmann for saying she wasn't filling this out. For every question not answered, there is a $100 fine. This BS is incredible. I have a nice little digital camera that makes high-definition video. I received the ACS form yesterday and read it through just to see the questions. I will sleep well tonight. 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. Anyway he proceed to stretch as much as he could so he could look into my living room. American Community Survey questionnaire. I am being harassed and threatened. I don't see what the big deal is. Access demographic, economic and population data from the U.S. Census Bureau. As us Cajuns say: Hell froze over when the Saints won the Super Bowl last season. Glad I found this thread! 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. Now I wish I hadn't answered her on the phone. While I also oppose the Census form being sent out, -anon70698, the number of representatives and taxes will be determined by the number of people in the area is what Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution is about. Wrong. Thank you, wonderful conspiracy theorists for repeatedly posting erroneous information on here and showing everyone that you truly have no life. You send it in it could become public information. The way I see it, subsections a and d of section 141 do not authorize a January 2010 collection of information. The U.S. Census has nothing to do with Obama nor most of the accusations you are flippantly throwing up online. in preparation for the day this country is taken over by the European Union or China. Why the hell should I tell the government all this business about me? Under the rule of apportionment, Virginia would have been responsible for 30 percent of the tax. Dr. Richard Pan is an innovative, dynamic, mission-driven health care leader with over thirty-five years of experience in health policy and public health as pediatrician, educator and legislator. Washington and California residents have filed a class action in which they object to being asked to participate in the American Community Survey. Alternatively, those who returned the survey partially completed and communicated with the Census Bureau agents generally received more contacts. Then why am I being asked what my race is? So he then left. Can I file a harassment claim somewhere? The plan to use lap tops to do the door to door counts for non-respondents has already been junked. Q: Are you required by law to fully complete the American Community Survey? They had been to my house (outside) and told me this was coming. Decennial Census. I answered only the necessary information on the first census, then was mailed the ever intrusive ACS. Although I suspect it's really only one or two of you. Don't engage them in conversation or reason with them. I wish you luck. He wanted my son's name and address. The CFPB has set up a phone number at (855) 411-2372 expressly to help customers in more than 180 languages, and it provides free educational materials on banking in dozens of languages. City Manager; Commissioner of the Revenue Ask yourself this question. A: The ACS contains questions that go far beyond typical census questions about the number of individuals within the household and their age, race, and sex. I feel empowered. If the stories in this thread are true, those census workers are scum. Who has my info now? This is due to lack of security for any personal information you provide. Just got my second second ACS survey in the last three years. (address, city, county, state, zip). I am appalled at this whole thing and believe me when that survey taker arrives at my door again, she is going to get an ear full. Oh, the reason he came back? At first, I completed the survey, sealed it in the envelope, and then did not send 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. I vote, and if the politicians do not honor their promises when they get into office, I'm sure Uncle Sam couldn't care less about what my area needs either. It's sent out to about 3.5 million households. I've worn a uniform to serve my country and, apparently, most of you feel as I do. so i would be prepared. Since 2005, the Census Bureau has administered a set of probing questions to a large random sample of Americans each year. I'm sick of this. Interpreting the change between April 1, 2000, and a five-year average for 2015- So hesitantly, I began to fill it out. I hope it's not too late for us. No way was I going to submit that kind of info. Should the phone ring and someone on the other end of the line say they're from the ACS, you don't necessarily have to take their word for it. I included a note with the returned survey stating that I would continue to refuse to answer these additional questions as a matter of principle, and I requested that no phone calls or visits to my home be made by your agency. But I will not tell you when I leave for work and about the medical condition of my relatives. Avoiding them will not really be possible since we have a houseful of teenagers who will most likely keep answering the door. I am not saying that the US government would or could ever go to this extreme but, for the purposes of garnering ever more political power and authority over the citizenry, I have no illusions about how far this government will go. But it hasn't ever needed to be collected by a government agency that is supposed to serve WE, the people and then threatens us with fines, treating good citizens like criminals (I thought counting people was like one, two, three, four,?). I want to put it in the woodstove and make my house a fortress. this is the letter I sent the census bureau. And nowhere in the Library of Congress has any bill ever given them the right to fine you. Poster 209: I believe that it is better to clearly refuse up front. If it gets to the point where they actually come to your house, the "enumerator" is going to tell you it's too late to give your answers to the Survey in writing, and he'll insist (threaten) that you must tell him the personal details of your life while he types it into his laptop computer. Don't give in. Interesting. Do as you see fit. Today another call demanding to know my name and telling me I would be fined. 4) If they do not agree to answer any personal questions, assume the Hannibal Lecter voice and say "Tut, tut, tut. Empowered by Congress with greater powers to amass information about citizens, the Census Bureau introduced the ACS in 2005. A: Those who do not answer the ACS risk repeated overturesby mail, by phone and in personfrom Census Bureau employees seeking to compel a response. How am I supposed to know who these people are? Unlike the every-10-year census, this survey continues all year, every year. I asked who he was and he attempted to open the screen door. I propose: 1) Grabbing your video recorder and recording the entire exchange. Here's how you know ( Data.census.gov will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance from 6am to 10am EST on Saturday, 3/4/2023. As long as there are enough people who didn't fill out the census? Explore census data with visualizations and view tutorials. We will then see them online. I returned the question booklet as instructed. If they aren't paying my bills they don't have a need to know how much they are. Funny, we are required to get social security numbers at birth, but the social security administration will not protect that number. I have half a mind to call the local news media and tell them this story. You can find no instance of someone being 'required' to respond, or being fined for not doing so. I watched and saw that she was only there five minutes. There, I think I got my point across. I don't recall giving my cell phone out on the first census nor my customer number at my work, but she has called both. Before commenting, please review our comment policy. I replied you already have our ages and that we are members of the human race. Whose damn business is it if I own my house and whether I have a mortgage? We had a census worker come to our door who started asking personal questions, until my hubby finally said that's enough. You can't actually expect all of the decisions to be made accurately and take into account the needs at the consumer level based on a head county every 10 years. Soundbar sold separately. My question is: "Doesn't our government have enough information on us from our mandatory tax returns?" Clemons v. Dep't of Commerce, 562 U.S. 1105 (2010). Since the Constitution established a federal government of limited enumerated powers and that document does not grant them the general power to request the information, I am under no constitutional obligation to provide it, and therefore refuse to answer the ACS. Don't know if it's the "bureau" calling or not, but I'm ready for them. He has trouble with all these things. [17], The survey combines these intrusive questions with highly detailed inquiries about your financial affairs. Active resistance is the order of the day. So glad I found this site. New to ClassAction.org? The next day I saw this guy talking to my neighbor and figured he was submitting him to the same harassment I had received. [25] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Sex.pdf. During dinner a census worker shows up. After the first couple of letters I received I started getting harassing phone calls from them. Get your head out of the clouds and step into reality. --Paul. A truly honest, upright government does not hire goons and bullies to do any work for them. I can not believe this is United States, land of freedom and liberty. what is this country coming to? Good grief! I have already received two calls. The American Community Survey is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. [14] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/StructureRooms.pdf. I say the heck with Big Brother, ours is going in the garbage, and I'm no longer answering their calls (love caller ID)! I suppose if they have the info to redistrict, they have all the info they need. He presented me with an ACS envelope and said a "government guy" had come to school and was having random students fill them out. Follow your happiness and I promise the universe will be there for you: subtle, slow, obvious or quick it will respond to your emotions. Using new satellite data analysis techniques, researchers found that, since 2000, summer wildfires have expanded in boreal forests, which wrap around the northernmost parts of the Earth. I have a meeting with my congressional representative this morning to let him know that I am not returning this form, and to hand him personally the form that I was sent. I suggest that people find a petition out there against this census survey. They do not give the Defendants the limitless power to compel Plaintiffs to produce personal information or opinions to Defendants.. I don't think they are even aware of how intrusive this is. I worked as an enumerator for the 2000 Census. They do snoop around. Published: January 12, 2021 - 2:23 AM ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) Here's a Good Question-about an odd delivery in the mail. Remember Germany. Why doesn't the gov just sell us some cyanide instead of slowly picking away at our bones? A practice in which banks refuse to insure mortgages to people living in certain I will not comply. When the government fears the people there is liberty." Not to mention when the people came to my door I informed them that they were trespassing without proper identification and subject to arrest. [1] The Rutherford Institute, a national nonprofit civil liberties organization, is deeply committed to protecting the constitutional freedoms of every American and the integral human rights of all people through its extensive legal and educational programs. It's not their business. Just remember that most of these people are decent people who need money to eat just like the rest of us, especially in these hard times. I'm contacting my congressman on this ACS issue today. He asked if I would consent to a phone survey and I could decline from answering any questions I thought were too personal or intrusive. Don't believe that the government does not already know exactly where that money is needed. Firm, clear refusal. AND ACTING AS COLLECTION AGENT. I told him that was correct. The California State Data Center generates reports and tabulations from data files released by the U.S. Census Bureau. . My sister and I are fuming over these forms. 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. When she called tonight at my employer, I told her I was moving. Whats next from our GOVERNMENT; the police saying your papers please? And if I were paranoid, I'd be accusing the census takers of taking my new baby's ss card that has still not arrived in my hands in four months! A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Isn't this trespassing? I told her it would be easier for all of us if she did so. [15] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/YearBuilt.pdf. Typically, the Census Bureau will telephone those who do not respond to the survey and may visit their homes to coerce the targets to respond. The census cannot ask or get your social security number in any way and you can supply any name you want. In 2000 I placed a large sprinkler by my front door. Alternatively, you can always "nut up" when they call. We have received 3 demands from the Census Bureau. I have a five year old. Why all the bad-mouthing of these people who are taking these jobs to support their families in these hard economic times? In three weeks they should mail me a duplicate form. So be it. Something is wrong in this country when the hard working middle class is getting stomped out from top to bottom. About a month ago (August 2010) I received my first ACS phone inquiry. You will not be fined. Q: Has the government prosecuted persons for refusing to answer the American Community Survey? My husband said he is going to start asking them the personal questions and leave it at that. They aren't the enemy, so I don't act hostile towards them, but it still unnerves me how they got my cell phone number. When approached by census officials I will state that my religious beliefs prohibit giving any information beyond my name and the number of people in my house. Since then, I have received four phone calls from the US Census Bureau. why are they taking polls for illegals? I said it sounded like a great idea. For the information of the people here, Congressman Poe (Texas) and Bachmann (Minnesota)have introduced legislation to eliminate the ACS intrusive questions. The small, everyday, humdrum, quietly approved bills they do each day are where the danger lies and more attention should be paid to those. They have to get past the doorman first. Under Title 13 of the U.S. Code, you can be fined up to $100 for refusing to complete a census form and $500 for answering questions falsely. The whole purpose of the census getting shortened was to entice people to fill it out, not this 20-page crap. I was told that they get thousands of calls per day of people complaining about the ACS. Has anyone ever been fined or penalized for not complying? If you give them a little info they will keep at you until you give in. I got another call tonight, but was not here to take the call. Thank you to this site and to all those who have posted comments about the survey. People, what is so terrible about giving out the number of people who live in your household? Employees will be invited to complete a feedback form at the end of a strategic planning session . The information the government is requesting is violating our rights, whether or not it is written in the law. The state police will show up and *escort* them off your property. I will comply when they 1) remove the millions of illegals from U.S. soil, 2)oust criminals who do not even pay their taxes from political power positions, 3) listen to the will of their constituency and remember we are a "representative republic" not a "Banana Republic" 4) stop plotting the demise of American citizens with their plans for a Eugenicists health care plan. They are not going to like the possibility that they might end up on YouTube and be linked to all the sites discussing the ACS. "The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing survey that provides vital information on a yearly basis about our nation and its people. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses. 1. Yet, it seems lately that these rights are being taken from the American people. Those . Well, our credit cards, social security numbers, and who knows what else, are now being used by illegal aliens and fraudulent companies. Have received two of the ACS forms, both went into the garbage. I've read the Constitution now and I fail to find any foundation for anyone asking questions of this nature. How much is the regular monthly mortgage payment on this property? It's just another way to peg the American people to find out who's doing what. I noticed that if I left the note on the door, they would sometimes pull up, then just drive off. How come I get the ACS? she wouldnt tell him who she was and kept insisting to come in. Are they too dense to realize that word just means "to count?". I ignored all of this due to what I had been through. And no one can say with a high degree of certainty whether the virus was the result of . I immediately informed him that on the advice of counsel I was refusing the survey. I'm not sure I'd complete it though. This is about a rental property that is currently empty and was on April 1, if that really means anything. I went through this myself and I read a Web forum that spanned several years with posters who had received the form, and what they had experienced. So why would the government hire a company such as ACS to dig into our lives? Don't be afraid. I never will. I felt like cursing this lady out! PLEASE let's get them back once and for all! I am a nurse, taxpaying honest citizen and I will not be forced into answering these obscene questions! This "business" and "government" is not happiness. Millions of dollars wasted! Do they ever stop with this? Just open the door, answer their questions, and they will forget about you and your insignificant existence for another 10 years. I ignored all of them. Bunch of whiners who think the world revolves around their little lives and have paranoid conspiracy theories from watching too much TV. Anyway, i thought i would turn it into something funny and started a blog. To posters 190 and 191: Thank you for your input and advice. A March 2021 national survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation showed that of 1300 HCWs, 48% had not received the COVID-19 vaccine. A Woodsboro couple is refusing to respond to a U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, saying the federal government's questionnaire is too invasive. Nobody has ever been fined for refusing to cooperate with any Census request, even the 10 year short form. Of course I would expect them to correct this oversight in the near future. So, I tore off the page with my address on it and shredded it, and then I tossed the rest of the survey into the garbage. First in a 2021 survey, support for hard authoritarianism is low, as only 9% of U.S. faculty were willing to support various dismissal campaigns and only 7-18%, depending on the issue, supported ousting a dissenting academic. They came to my door at all hours. And a law without consequences is no law at all. To complete it by mail, simply. Thanks Mom, for teaching me a little Italian. For example, lets say in 1790, two years after the ratification of the Constitution, Congress prepared a budget and decided to impose a direct tax to raise the needed revenue. And finally, to the person who looked up the Census rep's name then mentioned her husband had called and wanted her to stop at the store so she looked at him in shock? All i have to do is tell some temporary worker my family's medical history, financial history, and of course, what time we can be burglarized (oops, I mean the time of day that we leave and come home from work). Over a college survey they want me to take. It felt so good. (We filled out and mailed our census form as soon as we received it.) My caller id usually reads 'unavailable' or 'out of area'. its nothing short of communism folks!! Do you think Cass Sunstein knowing how many people, of what age, have physical and emotional disabilities is for the benefit of your family? I'll be laughing when funding for social programs and highway repair funding is cut in your area because you refused to answer simple questions that can not be connected to you. First, a Census Bureau employee left a note at his apartment asking him to contact her. In the end, the Census Bureau has the legal authority to conduct the survey and legally has the option of imposing fines for non-compliance. The U.S. Census Bureau is suspending efforts to create neighborhood-level statistics on the citizenship and age of residents, using 2020 census data, in the latest rollback of Trump administration. I too am going to do the same. This ACS thing is quite detailed. What the hell was someone on Obama's team thinking about? Bunch of grumpy anti social loners. Then I received the long form, ignored it and received another long form which I also ignored. Eventually, a Census Bureau worker begins calling the home in an effort to elicit answers. Back to this census nonsense: I filled out the 2000 and don't owe them a thing until 2010 census. I filled out my form sent it back and now i am getting harassed by the census bureau calls of at least eight a week! God bless America and individual freedom! to be human so be sure to count them in as well! There is absolutely no possibility they can guarantee this information will not be disseminated to others or exposed to malevolent wrongdoers. I refused to tell them financial info or how much I pay on a power bill. anon77096: Why would anybody want federal funding for anything? I don't answer the door to anyone who comes. 1 found this answer helpful | 0 lawyers agree | Voted as Most Helpful Helpful Unhelpful 2 comments Alice M. Cabrera ), so did my 80 year old mother in another state. If you would like to broadcast your personal information, go for it. Cowards! It feels good to see so many of you willing to take a stand against this invasion of privacy. 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. Constitution of the United States of America. Get over yourselves. A: The ACS is not sent to all households. Well it's now the middle of July and another census worker left her callback info on the door and has since started calling the number on the "for sale" sign at the property. He was shocked and said it was required by law. Let's see how much they like it. S1901 INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2021 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) View All 23 Products.
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