What happens if you ignore the American Community Survey?

Answer 1

If you don't comply with The American Community Survey paper form and mail it back you will receive a phone call from the Census Bureau to do a quicker version by telephone. Much prefered... Keeping in mind all questions are yes, no or your best estimate to the questions asked by the telephone interviewer. You may remain anonymous if you'd prefer. You Really don't need to give your name or names of other household members. Also, if you are adament about NOT giving certain information you may say that you prefer not to answer that question. It will be entered as REFUSE to that question or DON"T KNOW if you don't know the answer to a question. The telephone interview can be completed in as little as 15 minutes, with a professional Census Bureau interviewer. All the information gathered on The American Community survey is confidential and is ONLY used for Statistical purposes . Many calls will be made to your home to get the mandatory data. If calling fails to produce a completed survey, your case may be turned over to a field represenative to come to your home to collect the data... If that does not produce a completed survey your case May be turned over to the Justice Department and a fine Could be imposed. By complying with The ACS you are benefiting your community with necessary Funding for growth like new roads, funding for hospitals, schools, fire and police precincs. Also funding for programs for the elderly, handicapped and the poor. The ACS is not an infrigment on your privacy it is all Data processed to bring Funding to you communities.

The author of this article is incorrect, the Census bureau will not fine you for refusing. I had one of these things mailed to me, and I refused it while I was on Probation in Travis County, Texas back in 2009! I would have been locked up if what this government gomer said was true.

Just refuse it, and don't answer your door to Census workers, and screen your calls for 6 months.

Of course, they never called me because I used a VOIP phone and cell phone both not listed at that address or billed there either

Besides, I don't want the government taxing my soft drinks, taking my guns, and light bulbs away, and shoving worthless light rail (VIA STREETCARS) down my throat.

Also, it is helpful to video tape your interactions with census workers and it's funny when they tell YOU the OWNER OF THE PROPERTY to turn your camera off, and you say to them "Trespassers will be uploaded onto YouTube!"

Of course you could attach this to the Census bureau's packet and write REFUSED.

"Neither branch of the legislative department [House of Representatives or Senate], still less any merely administrative body [Census Bureau], established by congress, possesses, or can be invested with, a general power of making inquiry into the private affairs of the citizen. Kilbourn v. Thompson, 103 U.S. 168, 190. We said in Boyd v. U.S., 116 U. S. 616, 630, 6 Sup. Ct. 524,―and it cannot be too often repeated,―that the principles that embody the essence of constitutional liberty and security forbid all invasions on the part of government and it's employees of the sanctity of a man's home and the privacies of his life. As said by Mr. Justice Field in Re Pacific Ry. Commission, 32 Fed. 241, 250, 'of all the rights of the citizen, few are of greater importance or more essential to his peace and happiness than the right of personal security, and that involves, not merely protection of his person from assault, but exemption of his private affairs, books, and papers from inspection and scrutiny of others. Without the enjoyment of this right, all others would lose half their value.'" [The bracketed words added for clarification]

Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brimson, 154 U.S. 447, 479 (May 26, 1894)

Note: This United States Supreme Court case has never been overturned.