Scale Back the Census
March 22, 2010
NON-COMPLIANCE with the U.S. Census is so high, the Census Bureau will spend $340 million (hey, we can afford that!) to increase the mailback rate for the 2010 census. A major factor is growing concern about privacy and government intrusion. Nationalized medicine raises additional concerns about government misuse of census data. Instead of ad campaigns to restore confidence, the Citizens’ Council on Health Care recommends returning the census to its original purpose:
Turning away from intrusive data collection, restoring the Census to its constitutional purpose of a simple head count,eliminating the American Community Survey, and repealing all penalties for non-compliance may help to restore American trust and compliance with the U.S. Census.