EllisWyatt
Recycles dryer sheets
- Joined
- May 24, 2010
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I just received a strange survey in the mail........the "American Community Survey"
Fisrt question - my name (so NOT anonymous), age and birth date
Same question for every one living in the house
Then it gets weird:
Value of house, mortgage payment, cost of taxes, cost of insurance, type and cost of fuel used to heat and cool the home, etc...
Education level, majors in college, adcanced degess received and when.....
Income (in detail)- salary, dividends and intrest, self-employed income, employers name and address, how long you have worked for the employer, job duties.....
Number of miles you commute, how many minutes it takes to commute, when do you leave home to go to work, type of vehicle you commute in....
If married, how many times, date of last marriage...
This is just a sample. The survey is 27 pages long! and they want all the above information (and significantly more) for every person living in your residence.
First thought - this is a scam. NO WAY I'm providing this information to ANYone.
But no, it really is the "American Community Survey" from the Census Bureau.
According to the information included and the web site, failure to accurately fill out and reurn the form is punishable by fines and jail time.
Fines: $100 for every blank not filled out, $500 for intentionally incorect information. Maximum fine of $5000.
All of this - to me - falls so squarely into the "None of your (fill in the blank) business, that there is NO WAY I fill it out and sent to the Feds.
I wonder if filling out "None of your Business" in each form would be considered inaccurate?
Guess I'd better budget for a $5000 fine and jail time.
Fisrt question - my name (so NOT anonymous), age and birth date
Same question for every one living in the house
Then it gets weird:
Value of house, mortgage payment, cost of taxes, cost of insurance, type and cost of fuel used to heat and cool the home, etc...
Education level, majors in college, adcanced degess received and when.....
Income (in detail)- salary, dividends and intrest, self-employed income, employers name and address, how long you have worked for the employer, job duties.....
Number of miles you commute, how many minutes it takes to commute, when do you leave home to go to work, type of vehicle you commute in....
If married, how many times, date of last marriage...
This is just a sample. The survey is 27 pages long! and they want all the above information (and significantly more) for every person living in your residence.
First thought - this is a scam. NO WAY I'm providing this information to ANYone.
But no, it really is the "American Community Survey" from the Census Bureau.
According to the information included and the web site, failure to accurately fill out and reurn the form is punishable by fines and jail time.
Fines: $100 for every blank not filled out, $500 for intentionally incorect information. Maximum fine of $5000.
All of this - to me - falls so squarely into the "None of your (fill in the blank) business, that there is NO WAY I fill it out and sent to the Feds.
I wonder if filling out "None of your Business" in each form would be considered inaccurate?
Guess I'd better budget for a $5000 fine and jail time.