You will be asked about your employment status for the calendar week that includes the 12th of the month. So, the government says that it needs to, you know, know what time you leave so they can manage traffic. Who is there to police the police? The census collectors or enumerators can ask for some sensitive and detailed information, such as salary or income. The government has no right to know this personal information and that she could leave. Filled out the short form months ago. Let them in and then fart really loud. From original poster #188: I heard the head of the Census on NPR this morning. We are so fortunate to live in this country. That and the census has been used in the past to identify people of Japanese, German, and Italian descent. I am sure that will go far. These people can often stop this kind of activity. Feel free to not answer any questions you feel are overly intrusive. The options are predetermined according to the specific survey. I'm a 59 year old retired female and as a rule, I never 'buck' the system -- until now. If I received the ACS survey in the mail, I would probably just put down the number of people in my household, but there is nothing on the 10 question survey that any Tom, Dick, or Harry can't find out on the internet quite easily. The name of my employer, my wages for the previous year, the number of exemptions for my house, my social security numbers as well as those of my dependents, my marital status. The calls stopped and no one ever visited. The rule embodies two principles - notice and opt out. I am standing firm this time. Under Washington's scheme, new electric vehicle tax credits apply to those with final assembly . The last time that happened was more than 40 YEARS ago. Unreal! Thanks to all of you for your comments. Since many citizens lack basic knowledge of our Constitution and federalist system, they are easily manipulated by media and academic elites who tell them that judges are the absolute and final arbiters of US law. On saturday he returned but I did not answer the door. I could not believe my eyes! They are a toothless tiger. 8) Stop embezzling trillions of tax payers dollars for fraudulent purposes. Beyond that, please cease and desist all further efforts to gather personal and private information about the members of my household, it will not be provided. I plead the 5th amendment because the government can ask legally, according to the attorneys office, but I can also remain silent legally. I said it sounded like a great idea. I got no answer. This data is critical for government programs, policies, and decision-making. I remember the paperwork that I signed, highlighted the fact that it was a temporary position with no benefits of any sort. No one from the Census has ever asked for your social security number - perhaps someone *posing* as a Census Field Rep. did, but not an employee of the Census. Cowards! Millions of dollars wasted! No one I have talked to since I received this survey has known anything about it. Nineteen percent said they would like to telecommute full-time. I feel like that in itself is an invasion of my privacy. I threw it away. During the past year and especially with the current administration in D.C., I am so angry and distrustful of our government. It also asked for the full names, DOB, SS# of all person including children. Don't remember getting the long form but if I did, I would have tossed it unopened since I already did my duty filling out the census and mailing it in. Like many, I received the original short census form, completed it and mailed it back immediately. Wow! I heard I had to answer the questions or face a possible fine of $5000.00 so I answered the questions. More money from the government for that extra lane of highway to make my commute faster. I answered only the necessary information on the first census, then was mailed the ever intrusive ACS. Our Constitution is being dismantled before our eyes, but this will be one stand we'll make and keep encouranging others to do the same. Call your senators and congressman now and lets get these commie creeps out of our lives and off our backs. lets hope this isn't all to simply mark people who do and do not comply. If Big Brother wants to bring the law so be it. We've had non-stop, unannounced visits by the same census taker, who continues to drive-by the home multiple times during the day. The Census Bureau states on their website that failure to complete the survey is unlikely to result in such a fine, however. Protect your privacy. There were laws in place to protect those people and they were not protected. When you respond to the survey, you are doing your part to ensure decisions about your community can be made using the best data available. The census has gone outside the Constitutional limits for years with what they ask on the actual survey and now this? Census sends a letter saying that your address was selected for the ACS. Although Mark xxxxxxx, the field representative, was professional, thorough and pleasant enough, Ive requested the Bureau cease these harassing efforts a second time during the phone call after he visited my home. I returned the question booklet as instructed. i respect my government and i am proud to be an american, but since when is it any of their business if i have a hot water heater or how far i travel to work? The Census Bureau keeps your data secure and confidential. You want me to trust the census with information that is very private? I assume she was a supervisor. Whats the names and ages of all the female members of your household? I would like to recommend an alternative method of dealing with "census workers" who show up at your door to harass you for information. They are instilling fear. I now have multiple visits to my home every day, followed up by threatening calls with an hour of each. I informed the caller, "Eric", that I did not wish to participate in the survey and to please remove my name from their phone list and mailing list. Before acting on these general principles, you should hire a lawyer licensed to practice law in the jurisdiction to which your question pertains. Further, congressional rules on enforcement were controlled by the Republican Congressional Committee overseeing Census Bureau Operations, when the Republicans controlled congress. I'll see "YOU" on the tube."You Tube". If he shows up, he'll get the same response (or none at all). this implies you have obligations to help the government count but not to answer every intrusive question they might ask. He asked me about a census employee who visited my home the prior week. They can go to hell. As long as there are enough people who didn't fill out the census? They bring in all additional people running up monies needed for schools, social programs. What? Bunch of whiners who think the world revolves around their little lives and have paranoid conspiracy theories from watching too much TV. The ACS is conducted in four different ways via internet, mail, telephone and in-person interviews. This person has stopped to "chat" with the neighbors, asking who lives in our home, how many people, what their names are, what our schedules are. Since my alleged representatives repeatedly respond to my complaints about their actions, with form letters explaining why they hear my views but plan to ignore them and do what they want to do instead, I hear the government wants my information and plan to do what I want to do instead. I, too, have been harassed by the Census Bureau. By a caller from the Census Bureau who has verified your address and information. Make sure your spam filter doesn't block these opt-out requests. For these reasons and likely more, the ACS has been said to be unanswered by about 45% of its recipients. 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. If they are unable to reach you, they may leave a message with a case ID associated with your survey. If people answer the survey maybe they will get the funding to have proper educational programs. 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? Thus, if they want a specific task force to track illegals and tax invading americans, then so be it. How do we know who these people actually are? Being able to have the best information available in targeting a potential market based off this information is invaluable. Unfortunately it does not state that the number of people is the only thing allowed to be collected by the census. You would have done well in the SS. The US Census Bureau says it's an essential tool in collecting relevant and timely data in order to understand and finance local needs for things like roads and schools. I will not comply. this census is complete crap and an invasion of my rights a a citizen. so i will protect myself and my privacy and never give in just for the fact its my right!!!!!!!!! This makes no sense at all. We do not publish the cell phone numbers of our field representatives on our staff search website. We said in Boyd v. U.S., 116 U. S. 616, 630, 6 Sup. Still standing on my porch, I watched her drive back by my house when she left. I will file a class action suit against the Government if they continue to harass me and hope to gain momentum in order to force the government to be liable for any information lost on their part. They want me to call an 800 number to give them my personal info. They can't really do anything and they certainly aren't going to. The Streamer Community Survey - developed in partnership with international survey experts PSB Insights - consists of seven questions that provide us with data about different aspects of a creator's identity including gender, race, sexual preference, and ability. How much do I make per year? I assumed I did it wrong, so I filled out the second one and sent that in. I am glad I found this site. Should all of us contact our local media so that everyone knows about ACS? While there is no specific wording in the Bill of Rights regarding the rights of privacy. Information from the survey generates data that help determine how more than $400 billion in federal and state funds are distributed each year. We have received phone calls. Access demographic, economic and population data from the U.S. Census Bureau. With a president and congress that constantly lie about everything, how do they expect me to believe that the information on the Census form is truly confidential? You want me to put the popcorn in the freezer?" Seemed like they try to collect more info than they need but will give in if you call them on their crime. If you are a business person you could benefit from having accurate demographic information for the United States. I never thought at age 47 that I would ever see our country go this far the the left. Don't be paranoid, it's only a few questions a lot of people already know about you anyway. Explain that their responses will constitute consent to display the video online. I assume that's why they have come again. If you are with a congressional office or have not yet found a resolution to your concern, contact the Office of the Respondent Advocate. What the hell was someone on Obama's team thinking about? Not about us - about adjoining property! A few days ago had a census worker knock on my door. The regional offices are responsible for all data collection, data dissemination, and geographic operations under a new service area boundary. The U.S. Census has nothing to do with Obama nor most of the accusations you are flippantly throwing up online. The American Community Survey is sent to 1 in 38 homes in the U.S. each year. Well, for all who are posting to this blog saying it is our civic duty, that its just a few questions on the census, that we should just go ahead and answer the questions, let me say this: this is not a census. This is not for every citizen, so we will not participate. I feel kind of sick too. in the '90s the Commerce Dept decided that I was a resort or apartment complex owner and harassed me to fill out a survey detailing my expenditures on repairs, income reports etc. Quite honestly, you are not that important. Why all the bad-mouthing of these people who are taking these jobs to support their families in these hard economic times? When they arrive on your property, order them off your property. And I did so right away. Person 33. A successful community survey is one that gives you high-quality, actionable insights. You can find no instance of someone being 'required' to respond, or being fined for not doing so. The ACS is better than a surveillance on the American family. I am sickened by all of it. Not to mention the ethnic origin of any person on a questionnaire is profiling a house. Lock and Load. I will not be returning her call. Well, our credit cards, social security numbers, and who knows what else, are now being used by illegal aliens and fraudulent companies. I don't even tell my grown kids this much information. When someone asks my wages, my mortgage information, and what time and where I work, I see this as "seizing personal information." how the hell does she know me and what i look like, she's never been to our door yet. I have written both my senators, Warner and Webb of Virginia, and stated my refusal to comply with the ACS. They were expected to decline another 9% this year, according . You get the picture. I've been harassed by phone at night and Sundays. I've been through one round of the no-response ordeal back in '08 and everything turned out just fine. The Census Bureau insists that personal information contained in these devices was protected by passwords and other security measures. At that point I stepped in and said goodbye. All I can think of is that every time one of us gives in and allows this servant to go unchallenged, then they get bolder, prouder, and we get used to it and then we are eventually abused by them. It's not their business. I have contacted the media (Fox News), but no one seems to be covering this. Would I really be fined or imprisoned? The only thing is, I lied my butt off! Here are some ways you can verify an individual is a Census Bureau employee: For Census Bureau surveys, Census Bureau field representatives report to one of six Regional Offices across the country. I am an american citizen and i will not be forced to give my personal information! If they come and announce who they are, I'll simply start yelling, "Non parlo Inglese! 4) If they do not agree to answer any personal questions, assume the Hannibal Lecter voice and say "Tut, tut, tut. As a descendant of both victims and survivors of the Auschwitz death camps, I have a keen sense of the length and breadth of what government intrusion in the lives of private citizens can result in. (This is about 10:02 a.m. which is very early in my world since I work from noon till 9 p.m. Finally, she asked me if I was refusing to answer the questions and if I wanted her to put that down. P.S. I immediately informed him that on the advice of counsel I was refusing the survey. Last census I was harassed for a while because I refused to answer the long winded privacy invading Community Survey. After reading many of the earlier posts, I feel I am doing the right thing by not returning the survey. But I will not tell you when I leave for work and about the medical condition of my relatives. What is the legal authority for conducting this survey? this is the letter I sent the census bureau. I'm glad they didn't refuse to answer such personal questions as name and age. Understand that they already have a lot of this info on your tax returns. Read the Constitution. I want to know how long these temp workers are going to be employed? This is all bull. I will not comply. Received two survey forms, three letters and two visits at my door and awaiting a third based on a lovely letter I received yesterday announcing yet another visit. How many, each age, and each sex. I completed the regular census and destroyed the ACS. The American Community Survey ( ACS) is a demographics survey program conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. Anyone else with other info/advice is politely requested to add their two cents. It is also known that the Bureau inadvertently posted sensitive information of over 300 innocent citizens. Well, it's just arrived in the form of a mail packet that asks volumes of personal, none of your business information. Since direct taxes must be apportioned based on population, an enumeration is needed to determine the percentage of tax for each state. do i have right to due process? I was in my PJs and answered the door, thinking it was a neighbor. I was not in a hurry since I already had done this once. Over a college survey they want me to take. They insisted that the ACS did not receive it and wanted the information again. There's no excuse for making a living out of trying to intimidate American citizens and using lies about the law to create a threatening and harassing atmosphere on one's own private property. In the case of direct taxes (a direct tax is a tax on property based on ownership), this provision requires Congress to apportion the tax among the individual States based on population. When I "googled" the survey one of the first things I saw was "Is the American Community Census legitimate?" I have no problem filling out the main census form but not this BS. He didn't know what to think about that (needed to check the law), and took no action. This is about a rental property that is currently empty and was on April 1, if that really means anything. All selected households and businesses are chosen according to scientific statistical methods. Good-bye". It's been an easy decision for me. Apparently there are quite a few people who expect miracles out of thin air. Throw the thing in the garbage, leave on your answering machine for a few weeks, and slam the door in the face of anyone who comes by. The census worker also tried to "bait" me into giving false answers by saying "just answer the question anyway you like even if it's not true." Most Census Bureau calls asking you to participate in a survey other than the 2020 Census originate from one of the following numbers: If you receive a call from the Census Bureau and you would like to independently verify that the number is from the Census Bureau, you can call one of the following numbers: Field representatives who do in-person interviews may also call you. We had mailed the form back the day after we received it. Why am I being contacted again? Let freedom ring! Discussions on this page are currently closed. Too many are dependent on the government already. Your household or business may be selected to participate in a survey. You may be visited by someone from the Census Bureau working on one of our surveys. None of this would be possible without your participation. I was willing to answer the survey at first - thinking it would just be a headcount but then I saw the rest of the questions. I'm also going to contact her opponent and see if we can get some action on it for the upcoming debates. About one week later, I was ready to mail in my form. I left the notice stuck to the door. Any links included in a Census Bureau email will direct you to an official federal government website ending in .gov. I had already been a victim of identity theft. Choose the types of emails you'd like to receive or unsubscribe from. Oh wait, we have a socialist leader now. The answers we all provide are used to help determine the best distribution of more than $675 billion in federal and state funds annually. Neither one of us filled it out, nor mailed it in. The law in Title 13 exists solely for the purpose of being able to print the treat on the forms and to use to intimidate scared grandmothers. If at some point they insist you are declining, plead the Fifth Amendment. I might have to go outside and see if Big Brother is installing hidden cameras. Are you kidding? But obviously they want to know everything about you. Remember, they work for you, not the other way around. This is harassment, I am no threat. People, look around you and see. Make the Census people eat this Supreme Court ruling: Neither branch of the legislative department [House of Representatives or Senate], still less any merely administrative body [insert Census Bureau], established by congress, possesses, or can be invested with, a general power of making inquiry into the private affairs of the citizen." A sympathizer to the Census said it was to help the government to function. Help people, can I really get fined if I don't fill this crap out? Perfect. I intend to scan the thing and email it to everyone I know, plus my congressman and senators. Still, some citizens do not answer it. The US Census Bureau did randomly select addresses across the country to receive the survey. Just open the door, answer their questions, and they will forget about you and your insignificant existence for another 10 years. Opt Out Meaning Example The name of a Census Bureau survey is provided in one or more of the following ways: Your household or business may be selected to participate in a survey. First, it may get lost or stolen and second, you don't know who these people are that you are giving it to. We do not publish the phone numbers of our field representatives on our staff search website. Like its children it seems it wants us to be happy and being so it has empowered us to live our dreams freely, Know you are worth it, see it and feel it and it will be. Well, I will just have to wait for the "or else" because I will not be a robot for this government, asking when I go to work or who are all the females in my house with ages and names. I received by first survey in early December and a second one just three weeks later. :0 We shall not be intimidated! I again said no. The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing survey that provides data every year -- giving communities the current information they need to plan investments and services. And I am not speaking in terms of Democrat or Republican affiliation the drug of power knows no party boundaries. Well its going to get colder before I give them the info. its nothing short of communism folks!! Call your local U.S. congress member. The daily number of cyber attacks on our federal government and access by illicit state and non-state actors is eye watering. I have already received two calls. What you'll need: A credit card. But, I still don't have a clue where to send the $100 fine. But not so with us. This BS is incredible. A couple were friendly; one sounded very "authoritative" and intimidating. If you have an account, you can also sign in and go to My Account, then scroll down to Emails and Newsletters. Just got my second second ACS survey in the last three years. I replied you already have our ages and that we are members of the human race. I firmly told her I had no intention of filling out the survey as I felt it was no one's business. I googled the name and phone number, found out their spouses name where they lived, etc. It then adds insult and temerity by threatening me for noncompliance? There are different questions and answer options included in modern surveys. We gave the government the right to count us. Those of you who are posting "what's the big deal" need to start doing some research on your government and the shady things that go on at the taxpayers' cost. She noticed that I was very irritated and told me that she just needs the number of people who live here and ages. I will sleep well tonight. They are not better people, more deserving, more intelligent, more experienced they didn't know "how" things were going to work out they just knew they would. It feels good to see so many of you willing to take a stand against this invasion of privacy. And nowhere in the Library of Congress has any bill ever given them the right to fine you. Sure, businessmen could use the info -- but because someone wants it, doesn't mean that I have to give it. Despite this request, my wife has subsequently been visited by an unannounced and uninvited representative of your Bureau, and I was later telephoned by him. To those of you who claim to be "harassed" by these enumerators, why didn't you just complete the Census form you received in the mail back in March and send it back? This all happened while I was watching from my porch. I guarantee it will be a short and polite conversation and the last time they ever bother you! I will fill it out and send it back to Census Bureau but I won't feel good about it. Finally a man identifying himself as a supervisor came to the door and demanded I answer. I contacted an attorney's office on my questions and objections to see if they were valid and what the legal interpretation was of the constitution and the US code. According to the Census Bureau, it randomly selects 3.5 million households each year as targets of the ACS. good thing inflation is under control and gas prices are not skyrocketing for no reason, and unemployment figures are under control, that they have nothing better to do than harass an honest hardworking taxpayer. the ACS's questions imply. I did some research over the summer after I found out about the ACS from reading a WSJ article. I have half a mind to call the local news media and tell them this story. She finally walked away but now I am sleepless as a result of this because I am not certain as to what will happen next. Isn't this trespassing? 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. 6 The typical opt out activist is a highly educated, white, married, politically liberal parent whose children attend public school and whose household median income is well above the national average. Public servants are just public burdens and every time their benefits cost more I have to pay for them and I don't even have any myself!!! This country will see a revolution of the people one day, hopefully sooner than later. Continued refusal may lead to additional visits by a supervisor. Follow your happiness and I promise the universe will be there for you: subtle, slow, obvious or quick it will respond to your emotions. But I hit the brakes big time when they ask for your birthdate, among other garbage of race, sex, etc. Nobody has ever been fined for refusing to cooperate with any Census request, even the 10 year short form. Ethical treatment of survey participants. She left me with a notice of visit with her name and I suppose her personal phone number. Whose damn business is it if I own my house and whether I have a mortgage? Now they harass us all of the time. A final note to those of you who are, or consider yourself Republicans: ACS after initial testing, "went national" in 2004. I can not believe this is United States, land of freedom and liberty. Why has my household or business been contacted to participate in a survey? This survey obviously goes far beyond the constitutional mandate of a decennial census, both in the frequency of its administration and the scope of questions asked. Also, someone please answer this question: How can the census determine how many illegals are in the US, when they don't pay taxes, use our social security numbers, etc.? The reason she looked at you in shock is because her husband didn't know she was there - she'd be fired on the spot and fined if she told her husband that. Why am I being asked what my age and birthdate are? Let me get this straight: we cannot ask an illegal alien for papers because of racial profiling but we can try to force american citizens to fill out the ACS which has profiling information in every question? Correction, now it's been a total of seven times. We've tossed two surveys in the recycle bin. They don't want the constituents who elected them to be harassed. My son answered the door, the guy announced who he was with. I received two surveys. Really glad I found this site. These statistics help inform elected officials about communities and businesses across the United States. Stonewall them out. Measuring America's People, Places, and Economy. In order to function, the opt-out add-on must be able to load and execute properly on your browser. It has been more than 40 years since that was done and they do not want any court case to be brought up that can challenge the constitutionality of their threats.
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