On a side note: THE REAL REASON THAT REPUBLICANS DON'T WANT US TURNING IN OUR CENSUS FORMS
Did you know that turning in the census is a US constitutional requirement? Requirement:
Something that is required; a necessity.
Something obligatory; a prerequisite.
The census is needed in order for each community to make sure we have what we need. Example: Enough rooms in a hospital.
It sounds pretty important right? Well there's a whole group of people who believe that filling it out can actually be physically damaging. Ok, let's give them the benefit of the doubt and take a look at the questions on the 2010 US census form.
1) How many people were living or staying in this house, apartment, or mobile home on April 1, 2010?
We ask this question to help get an accurate count of the number of people in the household on Census Day, April 1, 2010. We use the information to ensure response accuracy and completeness and to contact respondents whose forms have incomplete or missing information.
2) Were there any additional people staying here April 1, 2010 that you did not include in Question 1?
Asked since 1880. We ask this question to help identify people who may have been excluded in the count provided in Question 1. We use the information to ensure response accuracy and completeness and to contact respondents whose forms have incomplete or missing information.
3) Is this house, apartment, or mobile home: owned with mortgage, owned without mortgage, rented, occupied without rent?
Asked since 1890. Homeownership rates serve as an indicator of the nation's economy. The data are also used to administer housing programs and to inform planning decisions.
4) What is your telephone number?
We ask for a phone number in case we need to contact a respondent when a form is returned with incomplete or missing information.
5) Please provide information for each person living here. Start with a person here who owns or rents this house, apartment, or mobile home. If the owner or renter lives somewhere else, start with any adult living here. This will be Person 1. What is Person 1's name?
Listing the name of each person in the household helps the respondent to include all members, particularly in large households where a respondent may forget who was counted and who was not. Also, names are needed if additional information about an individual must be obtained to complete the census form. Federal law protects the confidentiality of personal information, including names.
6) What is Person 1's sex?
Asked since 1790. Census data about sex are important because many federal programs must differentiate between males and females for funding, implementing and evaluating their programs. For instance, laws promoting equal employment opportunity for women require census data on sex. Also, sociologists, economists, and other researchers who analyze social and economic trends use the data.
7) What is Person 1's age and Date of Birth?
Asked since 1800. Federal, state, and local governments need data about age to interpret most social and economic characteristics, such as forecasting the number of people eligible for Social Security or Medicare benefits. The data are widely used in planning and evaluating government programs and policies that provide funds or services for children, working-age adults, women of childbearing age, or the older population.
8) Is Person 1 of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin?
Asked since 1970. The data collected in this question are needed by federal agencies to monitor compliance with anti-discrimination provisions, such as under the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act. State and local governments may use the data to help plan and administer bilingual programs for people of Hispanic origin.
9) What is Person 1's race?
Asked since 1790. Race is key to implementing many federal laws and is needed to monitor compliance with the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act. State governments use the data to determine congressional, state and local voting districts. Race data are also used to assess fairness of employment practices, to monitor racial disparities in characteristics such as health and education and to plan and obtain funds for public services.
10) Does Person 1 sometimes live or stay somewhere else?
This is another question we ask in order to ensure response accuracy and completeness and to contact respondents whose forms have incomplete or missing information.
Ooooooo scary. Well I don't know about you but nothing there intimidated me. The most valid point made about not filling out the census is that it's a violation of privacy. I've been asked more incriminating questions by the person who does my dry cleaning. Not to mention that it's completely confidential and cannot be overruled by even the patriot act. But of course there are other arguments. According to a certain group of idiots, when you fill out your census, a person comes to your door with a gps node and locks it as a target for an airborne missile. I couldn't even make that up...I'm sure Glen Beck is behind that insane idea. And people BELIEVE that! It's hard to imagine that we've lived among this hoard of idiots for so long. Of course, they've acquired the politically correct term: Republicans.
I'm probably going to sound like an insane hippie when I say this but think it over and it will all come together: First of all, Republicans HATE Obama (obviously) and they keep saying that the changes, or 'lack of change', that Obama is making are going to lead to higher taxes. Here's where my point comes in but I can't go any farther without explaining what actually happens when you don't fill out your census. Approximately 700,000 people are employed to go door to door in order to ensure that the census is filled out. Most of the time, people won't be home or they won't answer the door, therefore guaranteeing that they will come back multiple times. And here's where my point comes in: "For every 1% improved or mailed back response, we save the tax payers $85,000,000 dollars" -Gary Locke, Secretary of Commerce.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/thu-march-18-2010-gary-locke
THEREFORE: The reason that the Republicans don't want us turning in our census is so that the taxes will sky rocket and everyone will think it's because Obama became the demise of our economy.
Furthermore, on a related topic, Rylan has come to the conclusion that the reason the Republicans were/are so opposed to the health reform is because they wanted to take credit for it. It started with Bush but when his presidency came to an end without a new health care system, they counted on McCain taking over. Obviously they weren't very happy and were trying to delay the health reform until a Republican took over once again. Hopefully that doesn't happen for a very long time. Like I said, we probably sound like paranoid hippies but when you compare our theories to others, you'd have to be insane to believe our opposers.
