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03-09-2010, 11:06 AM #12Meet my Grandson
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I got one yesterday too lol. Plus I got a letter from the state of Ohio telling me that my tax refund is on the way.
ITA what a waste!!Grandma
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03-09-2010, 07:43 PM #13Registered User
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Got ours today. Hubby says it's even wrong. The census is not taken so states will get more funding, it's for voting districts. They need to know how many people are in each state so they can see how many congressmen should be elected for the amount of the people in that area. That is the primary purpose, the other purpose is minor.
Can we trust them when they don't know what they are doing? geesh.
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03-09-2010, 10:01 PM #14Registered User
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I got one as well, thought it was stupid. They could have sent that letter with the next one.
Now I have a question, how much do we legally have to tell them. If I remember correctly, they ask for more than just how many people live at the address.
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03-10-2010, 04:41 AM #15Brake for Moose
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I filled mine out already, Pretty much just names and how many people live in the house
they didnt mail the census, it was hanging on the front doorWorld's largest chair!
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03-10-2010, 06:21 AM #16BigBig Moderator
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Originally Posted by freeby4me
Yep, my sister is one of those doing the census, she's making $11.00 an hour plus milage.
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03-10-2010, 02:31 PM #17Registered User
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accurate count of residents can do for your community. Better infrastructure. More services. A brighter tomorrow for everyone. In fact, the information the census collects helps to determine how more than $400 billion dollars of federal funding each year is spent on infrastructure and services like:
•Hospitals
•Job training centers
•Schools
•Senior centers
•Bridges, tunnels and other-public works projects
•Emergency services
Participation isn't just important—it's mandatory.
Yes, it is important.
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03-11-2010, 04:20 AM #18Registered User
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I think maybe hubby is a little off... the money is pretty important... or it is here anyways... we have been SLAMMED with commercials on tv, radio and paper about how the city needs more money so it's very important that we all fill out the census. That money is especially important since the population in my county has more than quadrupled since the last census. We need the hospitals... not so much the schools... but we have no homeless shelters, lots of road projects going on. This isn't just about seats in congress for us.
Last edited by justme23; 03-11-2010 at 04:22 AM.
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03-11-2010, 05:55 AM #19Show me the freebies!!!
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Also big waste of paper....poor trees!
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03-11-2010, 06:35 AM #20Registered User
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got one also..Waste of $$$$$
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