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03-08-2010, 01:42 PM #1Looking for the Freebies
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That's government spending for you!
In today's mail we got a letter from the census bureau telling us that in about a week or so we'll be getting a census form and to be sure to fill it out and return it. Couldn't they have put those instructions in the letter that comes with the actual census form? How many of these letters did they send out all across America and how much did it cost them?! Sheesh!!
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03-08-2010, 02:28 PM #2Rather be Boating
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Well now you know they had to mail them since the Post Office is in a 8 billion dollar hole and sending them kept a bunch of government employees employed so that we can say we are getting past this recession.
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03-08-2010, 02:48 PM #3go ahead....I dare ya
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I got junk mail today too....
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03-08-2010, 03:24 PM #4Mom to Sarah Jo
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I got one today and asked the same question.
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03-08-2010, 04:11 PM #5JoeMama
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03-08-2010, 04:27 PM #6Registered User
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Its gonna cost a heck of a lot more in paying people to go to all the houses who dont turn in their forms.
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03-10-2010, 06:21 AM #7BigBig 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 #8Registered 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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03-08-2010, 04:49 PM #9~Spiritually Untouchable
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OMG I was opening that thing up while reading this thread... what. the. hell.
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They did that because so many people won't bother to send them in. This is a costly expense the government is undertaking. And getting an accurate census is important for so many reasons.
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03-08-2010, 06:56 PM #11go ahead....I dare ya
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Do they really think that will make them send it in? They either will or won't.....they probably won't even open it up....neither envelope.
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