More Waisted Tax Money 2010 Census

[saden1]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Saden you are correct and I now see how you came up with those numbers based on what the Census people say. I don't believe they get a 6 to 12% jump in return for that mailing.

What do you think they get?

[Trample the Elderly]

Originally Posted by saden1

Have you heard of the infinite monkey theorem?

Dude this is the WP not Monster.com. Quit posting your resume online.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by saden1

What do you think they get?

Maybe 1/2 to 1% jump is what I would guess from all the mailing stats I have ever seen (I have done/do alot of pulk mailing every month so I do know a little about the number game). This is a little different then a co. trying to sell something so they might see a higher return. I looked to see how they came up with that number and it also included another two mailings to the household from what I could figure.

My reaction to the letter was pretty wide spread among other people and I do feel better knowning the full facts of why they sent the mailing. It does not change how I feel about the waste in goverment and my reaction was based on the goverments poor history of wasting money.

[GMScud]

You want to talk about wasted taxpayer dollars, how about his crap:

Bob Shallit: IRS visits Sacramento carwash in pursuit of 4 cents - Sacramento Business, Housing Market News | Sacramento Bee

If the IRS showed up at my place of business and started talking down to me over $.04 or even the $200 the fees ballooned it to, I would pay them off in pennies and tell them to go eff themselves in a very loud and abrasive fashion.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by firstdown

So I'm looking through the mail last night and I see that I have my 2010 census in the mail so I open it up. What I find is a letter telling me that they will be mailing my census form in about 10 days. Why in the he!! are they mailing me this instead of just mailing out the census form? Is the goverment really that stupid that they think its smart to pre-mail every house hold to let them know their census is coming? What a waist of tax dollars from a goverment that is out of money. They just don't get the problem and never will. Now that I think about it maybe its a stimulas for the Post Office sense they are going broke.

So I get my letter in the mail the other day and the first (pardon the pun) person I think about is firstdown.

The Warpath is waaayy into my personal life!

[dmek25]

Originally Posted by Trample the Elderly

Dude this is the WP not Monster.com. Quit posting your resume online.

+1 for TTE. thats funny stuff

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

So I get my letter in the mail the other day and the first (pardon the pun) person I think about is firstdown.

The Warpath is waaayy into my personal life!

Hey, as long as it was just the letter that brought me to mind its all good. LOL