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[vixalicious]

have your privacy invaded be counted?

I got a survey this week from the Census Bureau called The American Community Survey. The envelope helpfully let me know that my response was required by law, and that if I didn't fill it out, I could be fined. My first thought was "This has to be a scam." But no, it's actually real. I found a blog that

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[the_grapevine]

I would fill it out but not honestly. I'd put that I make well over 8 figures but still use food stamps.

[vixalicious]

Yeah, that's a really good way to end up getting close and personal with an IRS agent, I'm guessing :) You have to put your name on this in about 8 places.

[juweldom]

I'm assuming you made up your own wording on some of the questions there, or I really would say this is a scam. (Dude??)

I believe in the government asking some survey questions to try and gather info, but mandatory? I don't know of any survey by the government being mandatory.

Dude, I WRITE surveys for the government. (For aging services). And they're professional. And not mandatory.

[vixalicious]

Nope, it's legit - there's a link to it off the census.gov website. And the wording on those is from a blog, and while it's meant to be funny, those are in fact the questions they ask. Who lives there, ethnicity, place of birth, are you blind, deaf, unable to care for yourself, unable to go up stairs, etc.