The Census is invasive, says Michigan

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Originally Posted by AGDee

Not only that but he probably had all that information and more on his TAX forms!

Or with tax/property records, DMV, hunting & fishing license, gun resgistration and so on. However some people don't pay taxes, for whatever reason, and I know in my area there are some definite people who are anti-government and live in a remote area for a reason.

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Another example of how people get worked up over nothing. They won't answer these questions even though not answering them will lead to the government spending tons of money to send out census workers to get you to answer them. These are the same people who lament how much money the government spends on everything. Okay...then just fill out the damn form!! Nobody can steal your damn identity with the little bit of information you have to give!

There is a lot of information on how to identify census workers, and who to call to verify the person is a worker. the thing that struck me is that if you witness a crime, like say, a marijuana grow operation or prostitution, while doing census work; you cannot report it. I'm dealing with a personal conflict regarding that, and though I'm allegedly highly qualified and don't mind working in a rural area, I don't know if I can live with not reporting something. This is only for people's homes, so if I see someone do a hit and run on the way to knocking on doors I can, and should report that.

If offered employment I will have to make a tough decision.