{"id":2196,"date":"2009-05-28T12:34:58","date_gmt":"2009-05-28T17:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thepropheticyears.com\/wordpress\/2009\/05\/28\/census-bureau-need-to-be-told-to-flush-their-intrusive-big-brother-american-community-survey.html"},"modified":"2012-01-02T09:34:54","modified_gmt":"2012-01-02T15:34:54","slug":"census-bureau-need-to-be-told-to-flush-their-intrusive-big-brother-american-community-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepropheticyears.com\/wordpress\/census-bureau-need-to-be-told-to-flush-their-intrusive-big-brother-american-community-survey.html","title":{"rendered":"Census Bureau needs to be told to flush their intrusive Big Brother American Community Survey."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I think Americans should tell the federal government Census Bureau to take their <strong>2009 American Community Survey <\/strong>and flush it. Many of these questions are simply none of their business. Then to threaten Americans that do not respond to this intrusive Big Brother survey is beyond the pale. It is a government bureaucracy out of control. If they need personal data then the survey should be strictly voluntarily. It is time for Americans to reign in these Census Department bureaucrats before they ask you in the next survey how many times you passed gas last year so the government can slap a carbon tax on your butt, or ask if you think their survey is intrusive and an abuse of federal government power so government can label you as a possible terrorist.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wnd.com\/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;pageId=99337\">Big Brother asks: &#8216;Do you have a flush toilet?&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The federal government is forcing 3 million Americans to disclose sensitive, personal information about finances, health and lifestyle in a <strong>14-page survey<\/strong> \u2013 including questions about availability of household flush toilets and difficulty with undressing and bathing.<\/p>\n<p>The 2009 American Community Survey, an annual supplement to the decennial Census, asks about residents&#8217; personal relationships and whether a home has hot and cold running water, a flush toilet, bathing facilities, appliances and phone services. It also asks how many rooms are in a home and what vehicles are used at each household.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wnd.com\/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;pageId=99337\"><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>While many recipients may consider the questionnaire to be tedious and meddling, the Census Bureau warns that citizens are required by law to complete it and <strong>may be fined as much as $5,000 for willfully refusing<\/strong>. While an individual may feel uneasy about answering each question truthfully, the fine for filing false information can be as much as $500.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wnd.com\/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;pageId=99337\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Full article<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think Americans should tell the federal government Census Bureau to take their 2009 American Community Survey and flush it. Many of these questions are simply none of their business. Then to threaten Americans that do not respond to this intrusive Big Brother survey is beyond the pale. 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