I'm proud of my wife! Another "Census" Story

[VonFatman]

Earlier in the week Karli arrives home and her daughter, Lara (who lives with us) is chatting up the local "census worker". Kari walks up and asks Lara to be quiet.

Karli turns to the "census" worker and says, "Sir, there are three adults living at this address. Two are female and one is male. One male child resides here as well. That's all we have for you, please leave"

When the "census" person left, Lara was a gasp at the "rudeness" of her mother. Karli told her to "settle down...that's all we are required to give 'em and when she gets a place of here own she can tell them anything she wants".

I love my wife!

Bob

 

[NCTexan]

Go Karli....

The guys in DC seem to have fired up the Momma Bear.

 

[1 old 0311]

I had 'fun' filling mine out but I will probably get a personal appearance from one of them. Oh well. It will give the dogs something to chase.

 

[Evil Dog]

3 cheers for Mrs VonFatman !!!

 

[setxn]

Still don't get what is wrong with the census?

 

[DeadAye]

Which TV show, just the other eve had:

How many people live here?
Zero
You don't live here?
Oh - Including me - 3

 

[CJofWolfcreek]

Still don't get what is wrong with the census?

The original intent of the census was for proper representation in congress. In which case, all they need to know is how many people live there. National orgin, race, income and education level are unneccessary and intrusive. What difference does it make if I'm a black eskimo lesbian who makes under $12,000 a year because I'm a strict vegetarian that has a disability preventing me from working?

 

[cudamank]

Here is Christopher Walkin's answers to the Census.

YouTube - how to complete a census

 

[setxn]

I know the history of the census-all I sent back was how many live here. Nobody has showed up to check info-don't think they will.I imagine that info is and has been readily available anyway. But to send false info in order to get someone to show up is a waste of money and I thought that was bad.

 

[webley green]

That's the right answer; way to go Karli. WG

 

[Terry C]

I had intended to send mine in with just the bare minimum information, but then I got sick and ended up in the hospital in a drug-induced coma. I've told that story enough times already, so I won't go through it again.

Anyway, the form never got sent in. While I was in the hospital things got shuffled around and I'm not even sure where it is.

So, fast forward to about a couple of weeks ago. Census taker comes, no one is home, leaves a note saying she would be back at such-and-such a time (like I'm gonna rearrange my life to accommodate her). I trash the note.

I'm in the middle of an intense physical therapy session when she comes again, I'm not stopping what I'm doing. Even with insurance, these sessions aren't cheap. At that time I was required to have someone here with me 24 hrs. a day, in case of an emergency, so my wheelchair-bound 74 year old mother was here while my wife worked.

She "took care" of the census taker for me, refusing to interrupt the therapy, and giving her the heave-ho with just the minimum info.

I love my Mama!

 

[Grog]

I had a census worked show up yesterday. The thing is, I just moved in with my bride-to-be from another state. I informed her that I had filled in my census before I moved, she asked if I knew who lived here on April 1st so I said there were two people who lived here on that date (which was true).

Done, check back in ten years

 

[VonFatman]

Karli gave no false information. Just what the Constitution mandates. We're very happy to live by our Constitution, thank you very much! I wish more people would send that message along...just because they want additional information, does not mean the Constitution supports their desire.

Terry C.,
Please tell your Mama good job for me!!

Bob

 

[oldman45]

I simply did not fill out the personal info on the Census. It was none of their business what the people that lived here is named or when their birthdate is. I put the gender along with the year of birth and sent it in. That is all they need. If I own my home or if it is mortgaged is none of their business.

I saw on the news this week that several census workers across the US have been arrested for various offenses, including being non registered sex offenders that used the wrong names to get hired and were hired after passing a background check. Wonder how many more are undocumented aliens.

Then I question how many names were placed on the Census like they do on the voting rolls in Chicago. Also, who makes sure the Census takers are counted?

 

[The Big D]

I continue to find it puzzling that some folks believe that only the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution applies to them. It is well settled that there IS Constitutional authority for the Census. Why some don't think they should cooperate is baffling...and troubling.

Suspect some of those who enjoy hassling Census workers head to WalMart soon after to locate receipt checkers and continue their bullying.

Be safe.

 

[VonFatman]

Agreed, it's in the Constitution. It's mandated.

However, what is being laid before us in the current questionnaire(s) goes well beyond what our founding fathers placed in our Constitution. I would suggest that people (myself included) disturbed by today's census relates to the "additional" information.

Bob

 

[649 Bodyguard]

Smart lady there.

 

[Frank237]

Still don't get what is wrong with the census?

I'm with You...I don't see what the big deal is either. I guess many enjoy turning anything into a conspiracy theory.

FN in MT

 

[nostraDONus]

Having spent endless hours piecing together our family history, I would not have near the amount of information had it not been for census records. I don't feel that I gave them any information that is not in current public records. Hopefully in 75 years one of my descendants will be interested enough in our family to consult the census records and add that info to the collection. That is, if we don't all succumb to the destiny of the Mayan calendar 12-21-12.

 

[armadillo]

Having spent endless hours piecing together our family history, I would not have near the amount of information had it not been for census records. I don't feel that I gave them any information that is not in current public records. Hopefully in 75 years one of my descendants will be interested enough in our family to consult the census records and add that info to the collection. That is, if we don't all succumb to the destiny of the Mayan calendar 12-21-12.

You are right. The census records I have checked go back to 1820 and at the very least they show the name and age of everyone in the family.

The Constitution of the United States, Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3 (in-part) states: "The actual Enumeration shall be made . . . , in such Manner as they shall by Law direct." To me that gives congress the authority to decide how to take the census. I agree that they have gone too far, but that applies to a lot of their actions.

 

[setxn]

Vonfatman-I was referring to post #3 not your#13.

 

[Bullet Bob]

Way to go, show those temporary citizen-workers who are just trying to be nice and do a simple job what we think of them! That'll teach the goobermint!

 

[n4zov]

Still don't get what is wrong with the census?

The census is clearly a plot to gain personal information for some devious governmental purpose. The plot was cooked up by the "Founding Fathers" and first implemented in 1790. Besides it's a good opportunity to be rude to some poor slob who needed a job and couldn't find anything else.

 

[djohns6]

All of this nonsense about " I'll only tell them what the Constitution requires " is wrong , and the census as it is today has been upheld by the Supreme Court . If they want to ask you how many telephones you have etc. , they can do so . It is not unconstitutional and the courts have said so . If you don't want to answer , that's your business , but don't try to justify your position with misinformation .

 

[RiverCity.45]

Re: Census Story

Immediately thought of the old song...anyone remember it? "Paranoia could destroy ya...."

This is how we get the reputation of being tinfoil hat wearin' conspiracy freaks.

 

[VonFatman]

Lots of good dialog...as always we can agree not to agree without getting crazy. My perspective is different from many here and that's just fine. I appreciate the follow-up posts.

setxn,
Gotcha. It's sometimes hard to follow the thread at times.

Bob

 

[dacoontz]

The census is clearly a plot to gain personal information for some devious governmental purpose. The plot was cooked up by the "Founding Fathers" and first implemented in 1790. Besides it's a good opportunity to be rude to some poor slob who needed a job and couldn't find anything else.

So I guess my retired naval officer and former mail carrier father is a poor slob that needed a job? Wow, that's quite a statement there sir.

 

[Vulcan Bob]

I had a nice lady stop by to get our info, we both had a lot of fun with it. Only gave her that there was two of us here, our gender's and age's no birthdate's or such. I told her that if the fed wanted more info they can always pull last year's tax return! We both laughed and I did apologize to her for being so reluctant and she said I was one of the nice one's. Jeez, I dont think I would want that job.

 

[tom turner]

It is a lousy job indeed. I know a good fella locally who was doing it, but he quit recently.

The three reasons?

1. Incredible disorganization and incompetence of the supervision.
2. Lax employees who weren't being held accountable to put in an honest day's work.

The stray that broke the camel's back was number three. It made him realize what HIS priorities were . . .

3. Being sent into a very dangerous situation and facing a very dangerous PERSON.

He realized that collecting data for a crappy, poorly done census . . . with results that absolutely can NOT be accurate . . . and with those numbers controlled by a government with an agenda? Well, he concluded that the job IS NOT worth dying for!

T.

 

[dacoontz]

I think my dad thought about some of that stuff, but his area was southwest Montana. Everyone there is fairly freindly and he got to ride his four wheeler around from ranch to ranch. I don't think people were too reluctant with him as long as he was on his 4 wheeler or in his F-150, both with Montana license plates. Plus he's 6'4, 220 and still wears his aviator ray bans. People aren't too inclined to bother him much.