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Two weeks ago, the US Census Bureau released data on where Americans are moving from and moving to. The states with the biggest moves are people leaving California (one million) and New York (half a million). Most Californians went to Texas, Arizona, Florida, and Washington State. Most New Yorkers went to Florida, New Jersey, and …
There was a time when the census was just a head count. That is no longer the case. The American Community Survey (ACS), sent to about 3.5 million homes every year, is the byproduct of a government that believes it has the right to know all of your personal business.
Last year was the Constitutionally mandated census of the United States (Article 1 Section 2) “…Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers…”
Most everyone has heard the expression “I’m from the Government and I’m here to help you.” And when we hear or think of that saying, it is usually tongue-in-cheek because most of us know how much “help” the government purports to provide to us. Under the US Constitution, the federal government is required to conduct …
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Tell me what you think about this. Members of the US Census ‘Community Engagement Team’ are reaching out to parents of college students. Why? To tell them not to count their college-age kids at their home when they fill out the census just because they are home from school because of COVID-19.
I got a letter today from the US Census. As a joke, I mockingly said to my wife, "I bet this is a letter telling me about how I’m going to be getting a letter." She laughed. That’s exactly what it was. Dear Resident: About one week from now. you will receive a 2010 …
