The 2020 census
Early in March, every address received a notice about the census. Printed in all Caps on the envelope it says" YOUR REPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW"
The letter begins "This is your invitation to respond to the 2020 census." "Respond by April 1."
Not a problem, I have plenty of time.
A few weeks later came a reminder. Included in that text was a line that said "if we do not receive you response online, we will mail a paper questionnaire to your address in a few weeks."
Okay, I'll wait for the paper version. Then Covid-19 became a problem.
My computer went down and I couldn't get online. We called AT&T for the same problem three days in a row. Four days later we were under quarantine. They finally sent out a technician, who fixed it by installing new stuff. Our bill went up $50.00. But the last thing on my mind was the census.
Today is April 1. No paper version but a blue notice. Now it's "Help us conserve natural resources, process data more efficiently, and save taxpayer money by responding online." "If you are unable to respond online, we will mail you a paper questionnaire,"
They were supposed to do that a few weeks ago. I'll try online but traffic may be heavy.
3:22 P.M. Okay, We're counted.
Early in March, every address received a notice about the census. Printed in all Caps on the envelope it says" YOUR REPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW"
The letter begins "This is your invitation to respond to the 2020 census." "Respond by April 1."
Not a problem, I have plenty of time.
A few weeks later came a reminder. Included in that text was a line that said "if we do not receive you response online, we will mail a paper questionnaire to your address in a few weeks."
Okay, I'll wait for the paper version. Then Covid-19 became a problem.
My computer went down and I couldn't get online. We called AT&T for the same problem three days in a row. Four days later we were under quarantine. They finally sent out a technician, who fixed it by installing new stuff. Our bill went up $50.00. But the last thing on my mind was the census.
Today is April 1. No paper version but a blue notice. Now it's "Help us conserve natural resources, process data more efficiently, and save taxpayer money by responding online." "If you are unable to respond online, we will mail you a paper questionnaire,"
They were supposed to do that a few weeks ago. I'll try online but traffic may be heavy.
3:22 P.M. Okay, We're counted.
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