I just read the questions on the 2010 census

Aren't you glad that it won't be ACORN you're giving all that information to? The whole census thing is really invasive, everything from the very personal questions to the automatic registration to your GPS location. Then we had the very real possibility of ACORN being involved - thank goodness that is no longer in the works. But the part that people really need to protest and make an issue is the moving of the census accounting from the Department of Commerce to the White House. The census is supposed to be a non-partisan count of the population and is not meant to be overseen or controlled by any party. Now remember that the census is used to determine representation in Congress. Put political redistricting, the White House and ACORN together and what do you get? That's right. Obama's second term and the Congress of his dreams. Personally I believe ACORN will still be part of it but under another name. They have dozens of branches with other names and no one would be the wiser if the trail is convoluted enough.

All I have ever answered was the basic question of how many people lived in my home. And in the 2000 census, I wasn't home when they showed up and I just threw out the info card they left for me to fill out. Next year, if I am home when they show, I will again give my constitutionaly required answer, and nothing more. I will also be instructing my daughters to do the same and if it escalates and they taker starts threatening, I will instruct them to call the police.

It reminds me of public schools and parents' right to "waive" the innoculation requirements for school enrollment. School officials will often lie, deny or not keep the waiver on hand (even though the law requires them to have the waiver form available). They will do anything to keep parents from exercising their rights. Back in the 2000 census my family and I didn't have a residence. We spent Apr 1, 2000 driving from Idaho to Wisconsin. We weren't residents of either state. A few weeks after we moved into an apartment, a census taker showed up at our door. I explained to her that no one lived here as of the 1st of April, so that was the only honest answer for her forms. She wouldn't accept that. She threatened all sorts of things if I didn't report how many people live in our apartment. The only way I found to get rid of her was to offer to call the police and report myself. She left, but I figure she probably made up information for the form.

It's all about big brother. These days they want to know everything about us. I don't mind certain aspects of the census. As an amateur genealogist I find it very useful to be able to access the census of 100 years ago and find out about my ancestors. However, these days they use it for demographic information. Where do we come from, our ethnic makeup, our socio-economic profiles etc. Over here they are proposing to tax us more heavily for the quality of our home improvements - that new kitchen will add 1% to your local taxes as will the new shower room. If you have a nice view that will cost too. It's the politics of envy.

They use it to gauge the cost of things in a country and how many people use that much of something. Its also used to make up budgets and other financial planning stuff. I don't think its that important but I am surprised at the fines for not answering. US$ 5,000.00 ? That's a horror !

I don't. But I'm sure it has something to do with Bush. Everything else happening now seems to have ties to Bush in some way, shape or form.

These are like the questions they ask when you are applying for welfare assistance! Are they planning on filling up my cabinets? Paying my heating, etc. costs? Buying me a fancy bidet? No? Then they don't need to know!

i have no idea but i think someone obviously got even more upset then you. i've been seeing all over the news about a census taker being hung/killed in clay county kentucky. they say lots of people there are so poor and not only suspicious of government but grow pot etc., to help income. they are trying to find out just what happened to the poor old guy

They can fine you ONLY if you do not answer the basic how many people live at your house part. If you leave the rest blank they can't touch you. THey may threaten to. But in reality all you are legally required to answer is how live at your house.Name and ages of those that live in your house. That is the begining and end of what you are constitutionally required (and legally) required to answer. DOn't let them bully you. As for where I work? None of their business My kitchen and plumbing? None your their business How many rooms? None of their business value of my home? None of thier business How much it is costing me? Well once again none their business What do any of those questions ahve to do with anything? They don't. Some of that information is available as public information.....if they want that information on me...well then they can take the time to research it themselves. I have more important things to do. I will fullfill my legal obligations to the census and nothing more.

I wish I could tell you the answer, but I do not know. I thought that they only needed to know how many people lived in the household. I never knew that they would wanted know about where someone work and all that other crap. If I was you I would called the Census Bureau and have them to explain this to you.