Why does the US gov send me a letter telling me I'm getting a letter?

[Lumi]

at least I got a 1500 dollar check from him in 2008, stimulus...I still have not spent it:142smilie

send it to me hog

 

[dawgball]

Don't forget the couple million they spent on a Super Bowl ad...

 

[MadJack]

You miss my point. If they are worried you won't open the letter, why send another letter?

I didn't miss you "point".

 

[MadJack]

ur going to get old some day too :sadwave:

:mj07:

 

[yyz]

We all got three letters about out "stimu-loss" check a couple years back, too!

 

[hedgehog]

US Census Bureau Explains Its Pre-Mailing Mailing


by KYW's Karin Phillips

Households across the country this week are receiving reminder letters that their Census questionnaires will be in the mail next week. Isn't that just a little bit of a costly overkill?

Census officials say they have good reason for sending a letter before they send the real census questionnaire next week.

Monica Davis, media specialist with the Census Bureau, says it helps to get more people to return their census forms:

"We actually get a six to 12 percent bump in mailback increase. And for us, having people mail back their questionnaire is really the most cost-saving measure. It actually saves the taxpayers $85 million for every one-percent increase we have in people who mail back their questionnaires."

For every household that does not return its Census form, it costs the Bureau $57 to send out a census taker.

The 2010 Census is due back April 1st.

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Get ready to fork out your 57$ for my household ya fuckers :thefinger :thefinger :thefinger

I am not sending mine back just out of spite

 

[MadJack]

I am not sending mine back just out of spite

Spite of what?

 

[hedgehog]

Spite of what?

just so they have to send out a census worker to knock on my door:shrug:

 

[MadJack]

just so they have to send out a census worker to knock on my door:shrug:

Everybody is right. You're a fucking idiot. :shrug:

 

[pd1]

Everybody is right. You're a fucking idiot. :shrug:

:mj07: :mj07: :mj07: :mj07: :142smilie :142smilie :142smilie :142smilie

 

[hedgehog]

Everybody is right. You're a fucking idiot. :shrug:

they should be going door to door

 

[Lumi]

be careful for what you ask for, you might start off with the 5 question standard form and end up with the 20 page pain in the ass form that requires a blood and stool sample, and when the SEIU goons are done kicking the shit out of you for your civil disobedience, the will just pick it up with a dust pan :mj07: :scared

 

[Agent 0659]

Everybody is right. You're a fucking idiot. :shrug:

 

[Tcas]

Christopher Walken answering a census :142smilie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XtuPvwBa2U

 

[lewehands]

I thought the same thing when I finally decided to open my stack of mail after a week..... why waste money and paper just to waste my time with a heads up letter?? Send me a pencil to answer it with instead ! :shrug:

 

[hedgehog]

on a serious note, I only check the mail once a week. I haven't received anything in the mail about the census yet:shrug:

 

[Trampled Underfoot]

Everybody is right. You're a fucking idiot. :shrug:

:mj07: :mj07: :mj07:

Fuck. That was funny.

 

[shawn555]

Everybody is right. You're a fucking idiot. :shrug:

:mj07: :mj07:

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

just so they have to send out a census worker to knock on my door:shrug:

Could you be any more ANTI-American?

 

[dawgball]

We all got three letters about out "stimu-loss" check a couple years back, too!

Correct! This has nothing to do with party or administration.

The federal government seriously does not understand how to do most things efficiently.