I am becoming more and more ashamed I fought for this newly founded socialist government. What Percent of the US Population do Lawyers Comprise. The data bank, like any data bank, runs the risk of being hacked or accessed by dishonest parties. When I got to the financial questions I thought - what?? "Isn't that enough?" The Census Bureau can't issue a fine, they have to refer the case to the Dept. Two days later, I was standing on my porch. Granted, I'm sure they can find it, but the census would have had to use some powers beyond their department to find it, since I intentionally left that form blank on the 2010 census. If the enumerators cannot get this info from the Social Security Administration or the local state tax boards then there must be a reason why not! The latest thing they are doing is having the postal carrier come to my door and have me sign a delivery confirmation. I see a lot of people have more courage than me. Person 30. Individuals who receive the ACS must complete it or be subject to monetary penalties. When I answered the door she said who she was and had a survey for me. He said he'd have the "government guy" contact me the next day. The most aggressive "ally" nation caught spying on the United States is Israel. Bunch of whiners who think the world revolves around their little lives and have paranoid conspiracy theories from watching too much TV. You are not the property of business or governments you are continually the result of your feelings. I hope my great-grandkids appreciate it, too. It then adds insult and temerity by threatening me for noncompliance? "When the people fear their government there is tyranny. D. oes anyone understand what is involved in managing 300 million people spread out over an entire continent, each thinking all that matters is their individual needs? Once at 6:11, 7:15, and then 8:05. I'm waiting for the harassment to begin! Learn more about 2021 ACS data releases, including the latest release of new 2017-2021 ACS 5-year PUMS files and Variance Replicate Estimate Tables. This BS is incredible. Many Supreme Court cases revolve around the privacy that a legal US citizen has and honestly, how the Census Bureau thinks that these would even be accurate answers is a joke! Instead, you are encouraged to call one of the Census Bureau's two telephone centers directly to determine the legitimacy of the call you just received: Jeffersonville, IN: 1-800-523-3205. She was asking the questions again and I told her that I already filled out the form so there is no reason for me to fill it out again. "Um, I filled it out twice". I won't either. If they want more personal financial information, then I suggest they get it from the IRS. There's comfort in knowing I'm not alone! Estimates: 1-Year . The only thing is, I lied my butt off! Logged onto survey; did not complete any items 2.1121 65 Never logged on (implicit refusal) 2.11 887 Survey completed after close of the field period 2.27 189 Completed interview but was removed for data quality 1 Screened out . I immediately informed him that on the advice of counsel I was refusing the survey. The Census Project works continuously to educate Congress about the critical importance of adequate yearly funding for 2020 Census planning and operations and for the American Community Survey. [33] Gardner Selby, Americans Must Answer U.S. Census Bureau Survey by Law, Though Agency Hasn't Prosecuted since 1970, Politifact, http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2014/jan/09/us-census-bureau/americans-must-answer-us-census-bureau-survey-law-/. a race is a competition with winners and losers being monitored by individuals who are not in the running. How many is all they need to know. Three days later, the supervisor came out. I called his supervisor. The IRS has all my income info, and frankly, it'd take me hours to look up all the financial info they want (monthly mortgage, gas, electric, utility bills.) Good grief! Yet, it seems lately that these rights are being taken from the American people. Ha! I am so glad to once again stand up for my individual rights. She said she would mark me down as 'refused' If someone actually shows up I am going to take control of the interview and video my demand that they leave and not come back, and their response. But, I still don't have a clue where to send the $100 fine. Start here to respond: Responder en espaol First five digits of User ID:Last five digits of User ID Can't find the User ID? About one week later, I was ready to mail in my form. I went through this myself and I read a Web forum that spanned several years with posters who had received the form, and what they had experienced. At least they are working instead of collecting welfare checks. I love hearing this we live in the greatest country. I pay my taxes honestly, obey the laws of the land, don't speed, don't spit on the sidewalk and I will always open the door for a lady. It sure the hell is. Well its going to get colder before I give them the info. The first phone call was late December and was not answered. He harassed her a little and had fun with it and she was on her way. Mind you, no return by date was given. [22] For 12 of those categories, the information is used to assist private corporations. It's called the American Community Survey, participation is mandatory . Get on with your life and answer the census. I have already received two calls. Stonewall them out. When does their employment end, and shouldn't they be thanking these non-compliant people for extending their pay a bit longer? I told the lady that I regarded the ACS as some kind of personal info fishing scam by criminals masquerading as the federal government and again stated that I had more than Constitutionally complied with the short form questions. [1] The Rutherford Institute, a national nonprofit civil liberties organization, is deeply committed to protecting the constitutional freedoms of every American and the integral human rights of all people through its extensive legal and educational programs. Three times they sent people to our door, and three times I walked out the back door, and turned on the water. With identity theft on the rise, many are concerned. I am young and strong and will not put up with this sort of thing. No visits yet. However, I am sure I will get another one. It gives a little glimmer of hope for this country. Ridiculous. 1. What time did this person usually leave home to go to work last week? I am a nurse, taxpaying honest citizen and I will not be forced into answering these obscene questions! I also, as many of you, returned my census form (as I should and as the Constitution requires) but this has gone so far over the line that it's ridiculous. Methodology Statement: 2015-2019 American Community Survey MARCH 2021 6 with populations greater than 65,000) requires a 12-month sample. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, nor a paranoid, but goodness knows the intrusiveness of these questions can certainly drive a person to it. [20] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Language.pdf. When the government fears the people there is liberty." He said, "I'll see what I can do." I will not answer and/or return this form in spite of threats of fine, imprisonment or court appearance regardless of where the threat comes from. My recommendation is that secondary prevention be used with the possibility of tertiary prevention since he appears to be in the initial stages of exploring these behaviors. I'll be laughing when funding for social programs and highway repair funding is cut in your area because you refused to answer simple questions that can not be connected to you. We didn't send in the regular 2010 one and they came by the house. You can't actually expect all of the decisions to be made accurately and take into account the needs at the consumer level based on a head county every 10 years. 5) Arrest criminals from Acorn and stop our tax dollars from funding Acorn and other criminal organizations like them. Life lived in paranoia and bitterness is not worth living. Seriously, do I really have to answer and return the american community survey? 1121-0292: Approval Expires 09/30/2021. So before you go crying about your rights being violated, try actually reading the document that has given you these rights. This scared him and on top of that, he did not know most of the answers to the questions. The visits stopped, and I never heard from them again. I can understand the desire to keep the information private. Yesterday, a lady came by and tried to ask questions about the form. The 24-page survey, which can be found on the Bureau's website, is sent out to about 2.5% of the American population to collect statistical information for city planning. 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. We do live in a relatively remote area, and none of them can make sense of maps they are provided with. I am sure that will go far. In 2000 I refused to fill mine out. As long as there are enough people who didn't fill out the census? Get class action lawsuit news sent to your inbox sign up for ClassAction.orgs free weekly newsletterhere. Have to love how the government pays people to harass you. Be sure to document any interactions you have with Bureau representatives for your own files. So I stand up to them and say NO, you don't need my private information in order to serve me better! We gave the government the right to count us. thanks for answering back with any helpful info. During dinner a census worker shows up. and inviting me to contact them if I had any concerns. If you believe you are being unduly harassed by a Census Bureau employee, either by telephone or in person, it is in your best interestto carefully document the time, place and manner of the incidents and file a complaint with the U.S. Census Bureau. They are not going to like the possibility that they might end up on YouTube and be linked to all the sites discussing the ACS. For every question not answered, there is a $100 fine. They have all the information they need from the IRS. It is most effective when analysts can see the relationship between various types of criminal incidents (e.g., homicides, drug dealing) and neighborhood characteristics (risk factors such as poverty, population density, and vacant housing), pinpoint where crimes are most likely to occur (hot spots), and focus police resources accordingly.[27] The Brookings Institute notes that because the ACS provides data every year, rather than every ten years, crime mapping is more effective and cheaper. I ordered him to leave and he said he would have to go get the sheriff and return. There should be a law against this. It ridiculously says that the form is to help know where to put roads, schools, etc. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Over a college survey they want me to take. A few days ago had a census worker knock on my door. The enumeration is *solely for the purposes of elected representative apportionment* I told her the ACS is a violation of the Constitution and I did not believe it would be used to "provide" me schools or hospitals or fire stations, but rather to spy on me. We need to take our country back. Not more that 10 minutes ago, a person came to the door unannounced, said she was from the ACS, and did I have a few minutes to fill out the survey. Wow. I would never be pleasant with someone who intentionally makes a living trying to make my life unpleasant. He stated I would receive no further calls from the census but the next contact would be from the Justice department. [8] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Ancestry.pdf. God bless America and individual freedom! That is what I've allowed them to do. You can find no instance of someone being 'required' to respond, or being fined for not doing so. Maybe you'll get a new hospital! Then I received the long form, ignored it and received another long form which I also ignored. of Commerce rep, and called on my cell phone. according to the constitution it limits the government's ability to do anything but enumerate. If they aren't getting anything from my house and they've canvassed my six neighbors twice (actually talking to four of them). And for every intentionally false response to a question, the fine is $500. The first cluster of COVID-19 cases emerged out of Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019. Fact Sheet Aug 25, 2021 Fact Sheet: Protecting and Advancing Health Care for Transgender Adult Communities New data and analysis reveal important health disparities and barriers to care for. I simply put, 'None of your business". I still am in my boxers since I just woke up and surely was not prepared for a slew of questions from this guy who was getting paid my tax money to invade my privacy). Federal law requires U.S. residents to answer the ACS. If one of these goons shows up at your door you should immediately get out your camera phone or camcorder and put it right in their face and turn it on. Shame it's only once every ten years. I suggest that people find a petition out there against this census survey. I say the heck with Big Brother, ours is going in the garbage, and I'm no longer answering their calls (love caller ID)! In this workshop, you will find out how important the American Community Survey is for the nonprofit community and the unique ways nonprofits can use ACS data. I remember the paperwork that I signed, highlighted the fact that it was a temporary position with no benefits of any sort. what is this country coming to? I have little doubt that the ACS data is already in Israel's possession. And if there isn't a law protecting these rights, then we need someone to make it happen! I just left a "Tea Party" I found out I'm not the only 1 that was asked to fill out two census forms, one asking me if I could go up and down stairs, how long it takes for my husband to go to work, how does he get there,how many rooms is in my house, do I have flush toilets, what kind of health insurance, how much is my house payment, insurance on my house, do I have insurance, etc. Charlottesville, VA 22906 And I am not speaking in terms of Democrat or Republican affiliation the drug of power knows no party boundaries. Our town boasts 90,000 citizens, but we know there are at least an additional 10,000 illegals here (yes, here in Mexifornia). I'm too old and sick. We randomly sample addresses in every state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It also asked for the full names, DOB, SS# of all person including children. The U.S. Census has nothing to do with Obama nor most of the accusations you are flippantly throwing up online. She then stated that she has not talked to the supervisor. so no more. State citizens can help in this process by refusing to cooperate with federal demands (all of them). I would rather pay the $100 fine to keep my freedom in check. On saturday he returned but I did not answer the door. [29] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Name.pdf. Are we having a problem differentiating between the Census and the ACS? The ACS and Census Bureau have no legal standing to enforce the bogus laws that were passed to allow this survey. anon88369: Census enumerators have every right to walk onto your property if they are assigned to do a questionnaire for your address. Keep liberty free and stand up for your countries constitutional rights. How much do I make per year? Get over yourselves! Best policy is to avoid answering the door to strangers but it's difficult to do if you are outside a lot. I had never heard of such a thing. The response does not form an attorney-client relationship, nor is it intended to be anything other than the educated opinion of the author. The states need to reassert their rights back from the federal government. Enumeration. Just answer those ten questions, and get on with your life! How many of our signers of the Declaration of Independence would fill out and sign THIS ACS form? I very much doubt. I gave only the necessary information for an actual enumeration of my household. After reading many of the earlier posts, I feel I am doing the right thing by not returning the survey. Good for Michele Bachmann for saying she wasn't filling this out. Get over yourselves. Soundbar sold separately. I want to put it in the woodstove and make my house a fortress. I have now been visited six times already. They would have to take you to court, and they haven't done that EVER. [15] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/YearBuilt.pdf. Especially after reading the comments on this page. I am 66 years old and I have never participated in any census. Keep your posts coming! Instead of counting the entire population once a decade like the census, the ACS surveys a sample of the population (about 3.5 million addresses) every year to create statistics for the nation, states and communities down to the "tract" or neighborhood level. It is also known that the Bureau inadvertently posted sensitive information of over 300 innocent citizens. More money from the government for that extra lane of highway to make my commute faster. A: There are significant and legitimate questions concerning the authority of the government to require, under threat of prosecution and penalty, that persons answer questions posed by the ACS. Should the phone ring and someone on the other end of the line say they're from the ACS, you don't necessarily have to take their word for it. Any discrepancies, intentional or not, could result in an IRS audit of your returns. You will not be fined. Thank you, fellow Americans! The threat is there because it works. Even in police states, they don't ask these questions asked by the Census Bureau for the ACS. About how much do you think this house and lot, apartment, or mobile home would sell for if it were for sale? Way too much info requested (stuff I wouldn't tell my friends, let alone the government!!) Know your stuff and don't compromise! I will not be giving some 18 year old pimple face unemployed moron my personal information. 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. American will also allow most passengers barred from flying for mask noncompliance "to resume travel at some point in time," Gatten said in an earnings call on Thursday. Kilbourn v. Thompson, 103 U.S. 168, 190. If that's so, why is there a space for your name, date of birth and so much other identifying information that a blind man could identify the author of the answers. There also is a 16-page guide that contains instructions on answering the questions. Before the second visit, I posted a 'no trespassing' sign at the bottom of the stairway leading up to my garage apartment. !Now I have to pay for temp workers who have my private info to sell overseas maybe???? [35] Daniel Freedman, The Orwellian American Community Survey, The Weekly Standard, http://www.weeklystandard.com/article/431469. The following Q&A is provided as a resource to those who want to better understand their rights in respect to the ACS. I have been harassed day and night. If I have 1, 2 or even 3 people in my house, that is all I need to give. Person 48. That's the truth. I may not bother with this anyway. Came back the very next day, and told my husband that he has full authority to open it and if we don't comply then we will be fined anywhere from $100-5000, and the marshal would be accompanying him tomorrow to arrest my husband if we don't comply. A 72 year old lady showed up at my door yesterday (I being a 65 year old great grandmother), and told me I did not fill my form out properly and it got "kicked out". There are even amendments to the amendments. I do not want to tell anyone personal info, much less someone who lives next door to me! I'm paid 400 goats and a chest of elderberries in barter for my services. From what I've read online about the operation methods of the Census Bureau staff that won't have any chance of avoiding a phone call "Computer Aided Telephone Interview" But I'm hoping that by telling them every time that their OMB# is expired it will shorten my interview process somewhat. Relentless! the simple census form I got had another insert in which they claim that "answers are confidential" and "answers you give cannot be obtained by law enforcement or tax collection agencies" and "your answers cannot be used in court" or obtained through a FOIA request. I have therefore included both Article 1 section 2 of the US Constitution, and the US Supreme courts decisions in upholding the right to privacy. New cases and investigations, settlement deadlines, and news straight to your inbox. There, I think I got my point across. and see what they make of that. Everyone tells me to throw it in the trash! I set it aside. I don't owe the government anything for going to college. We have received 3 demands from the Census Bureau. Published: January 12, 2021 - 2:23 AM ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) Here's a Good Question-about an odd delivery in the mail. i am not in their rat race, and i do not answer to their color coded political designations. When are they going to get the hint and stop? I've been harassed by phone at night and Sundays. Good luck everyone! At this point, according to the Census Bureau, a non-respondent has a 21% chance of being personally visited by a survey taker. You'd better hope that you are aren't one of the unlucky three. Just hang tough and they will eventually leave you alone. Finally, she asked me if I was refusing to answer the questions and if I wanted her to put that down. It's a breath of fresh air. I just got a pretty harassing phone call from a census lady, who said I would be fined if I didn't fill this crap out. I started researching and am grateful for the advice by others here and on other sites. ACS has only been going since 2005. The census has gone outside the Constitutional limits for years with what they ask on the actual survey and now this? Do you have a debit card, credit card, a loan, a job, own a house, a car, driver's license? I think that I will put this in the woodstove-just don't tell the EPA or they will be here to take away my woodstove. Where is the America I grew up in? [16] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Vehicles.pdf. Those . This is Big Brother keeping an eye on the revolution. Nothing illegal about that! I got a call last night from the Census folks, wanting to know our birthdays. A mortgage deduction should indicate I own a house; a 1099 with either unemployment compensation or reported income would indicate whether I am unemployed or self-employed. If they are "anonymous" why do they need my name, telephone number and race? I grabbed the handle and slammed the door shut. If you are contacted by Census Bureau employees, either by telephone or in person, demanding your response, you can assert your rights by politely, but firmly, informing the employee that you believe the ACS is an improper invasion of your privacy, that you do not intend to respond and that they should not attempt to contact you again. They just closed one of the best schools in the area, and nobody surveyed me to ask if I cared about that! The survey is 28 pages long and requires answers to between 95 and 263 questions depending on the number of persons living in the residence. If threatened with a fine or even prison, I will say, "Bring it on!" You are! Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions? Chinese officials knew nothing about the virus before the pandemic emerged. At the moment, I am pretty furious with the current political band of thieves and third world dictators "wannabes" in power. I am a 64 year old woman, living alone. We told a census worker to come back on Friday at 6 p.m. Washington and California residents have filed a proposed class action in which they object to being asked to participate in theAmerican Community Survey, which enquires about certain demographic details more specific than those central to the decennial Census. this is absurd. To complete it by mail, simply. They even sent me a Federal Express package telling me how important the information they still wanted to collect was. There is absolutely no possibility they can guarantee this information will not be disseminated to others or exposed to malevolent wrongdoers. its nothing short of communism folks!! I, too, have been harassed by the Census Bureau. The Rutherford Institute stands ready to defend your rights if they are violated by the government. I have no idea about the ACS (or any of their personal questions). Why am I in the unlucky 2.5%? So, I tore off the page with my address on it and shredded it, and then I tossed the rest of the survey into the garbage. May the Lord grant my fellow citizens victory in their battles with this unconstitutional invasion of privacy, too. Well they stopped today. I am a law abiding American citizen, tax payer (working 2 jobs) and a registered voter, not a criminal or bum or illegal immigrant living off the tax payers. It's is reminiscent of Hitler's rise to power. If a person of the same sex comes to your door, act like you're interested in them and start touching their hair. Today's call is being recorded. But obviously they want to know everything about you. i wish i still had my camcorder so i could do like the person said. While we understand your assertion that this information is needed for some reason deemed important by somebody, and that the information requested will be kept strictly confidential, I respectfully decline to participate in this American Community Survey, and request that you do not misdirect further efforts to gather this private information about the members of my household from either myself or any other source. Government entities do illegal things. However, we will make it quite clear we will accept the risk and continue to take this stand. I will comply when they 1) remove the millions of illegals from U.S. soil, 2)oust criminals who do not even pay their taxes from political power positions, 3) listen to the will of their constituency and remember we are a "representative republic" not a "Banana Republic" 4) stop plotting the demise of American citizens with their plans for a Eugenicists health care plan. The next day I got an e-mail saying that the "government guy" was OK with it and that I should return the form. 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. I am grateful for this siteI just got the survey in the mail and felt very intimidated into having to complete it.or else. What is the North American Industry Classification System? One recipient who did complete the survey but whose answers were misplaced by the Census Bureau wrote about his experience. Seemed like they try to collect more info than they need but will give in if you call them on their crime. Non parlo inglese!" It seems to me that *all* the information they need and want should be available to them from our 1040's. We do not have to fear picking up the phone or answering our door.
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