Couple says questions too personal, threatened with fine if don't comply The first few requests were tolerable. A Census Bureau worker would knock on John and Beverly Scott's door and ask them to fill out an American Community Survey. The McKinley Park couple would politely decline. But as the days passed, the visits became more frequent and the requests more urgent. Some evenings, the doorbell would ring at dinnertime, then again at 10 p.m. "I'm generally a nice guy. I didn't want to shut the door in her face," John Scott said. "I said, 'I' m not going to answer your questions.' She kept saying, 'You've got to, you've got to.' I shut the door, and she kept ringing the doorbell and tapping on the window." Check out our crossword, Sudoko and Jumble puzzles >>It isn't that the Scotts are anti-government or are philosophically opposed to the census. The couple filled out their decennial form Home > Business > What's your problem? John and Beverly Scott have had a Census Bureau employee stop by their house at least 15 times in the past month, asking them to fill out a survey they find to be intrusive. They've even been threatened with a $2,000 fine. (Antonio Perez, Chicago Tribune / April 1, 2011) Jon Yates What's Your Problem? April 1, 2011 Like 428 people like this. Be the first of your friends. 43° F Consumer help Home News Business Sports Entertainment Living Opinion Real Estate Cars Jobs Deals Weekly Ad Search Census worker won't take no for answer Text Size Print E-mail Find us on Facebook Free $5 Game Play at Dave and Buster'sGet more Chicago Shopping: Deals | Discounts | Advice 5 6 In case you missed it ... Photos: Royal wedding in Legos$15 for $30 of authentic Italian pizza and pasta at Mangia Roma51% off spa services at Tranquil Passage powered by Groupon29K Like E-mail | Recent columnsShare Population and Census Demographics Punishment Jon Yates TopicsSee more topics »
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The same thing happened to me in San Diego when I told them, NO, I was NOT going to beforced into revealing this kind of info-- to anyone. It's none of their damn business! The
census workers left threatening notes (warning me of fines of $5,000 for non-compliance),harassed several of my neighbors and even knocked on my kitchen window!!!!!!! After about 4
weeks of no responses, they finally gave up.This kind of behavior may be acceptable in fascist societies, but IS NOT acceptable in theUnited States.
Shame on you, Census Bureau, and federal officials for treating your citizens like this!!!!
whippers at 9:28 PM April 01, 2011
The US Constitution authorizes a head count for the purpose of determining congresionalrepresentation. That is all. You know what the US Constitution is, don't you? That's one of the
two Founding Documents that Uncle Scam wipes his bxtt with every day. The other such
document is the Declaration of Independence, which kicked-off the First AmericanRevolution. That revolution was illegal. I advocate the Second American Revolution and that,
too, is il legal -- but don't blame me --- I didn't write the law. And I advocate this War For
Independence to restore the principles of the first such war --- against, tyrants, oppressors,
despots, and dictators.
disenchanted at 9:20 PM April 01, 2011
O.K. The people that are hired for census taking are basically those with no jobs, those who
were living under a bridge or in a park - and when the census taking is done, they lose the job.
Yep you are darn right I want one of these people to know when I am home and when I am not.
It is not the government's business what my health is like, when I go to work, how many times Igo to the bathroom, etc. etc. The census is supposed to be taken to determine how many
representatives there will be for each area/district. It was not supposed to be a way of corraling
people into areas.If someone was harrassing me I would call the police and tell them I fear for my safety. Chicago
thuggery really goes to great lengths, doesn't it?