Have any of my fellow Americans received one of these letters/packets? (Envelope reads:
YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW
"US American Community Survey", with a 28-page questionnaire to return, requiring:
Full name, address, telephone number, age, date of birth, education, taxes, income, marital status, date of marriage, how many times married, military service dates, number of bathrooms, number of bedrooms, housing market value, annual gas, electric, water, sewage, trash, and transportation costs, weekly, monthly & annual number of hours worked, where worked, for whom (and address), whether pay or receive child support, physical, mental or emotional disabilities, languages spoken, type of mortgage, race, ethnicity, place of birth, national ancestry...
So, after being shocked and amazed that my government wants all this info - more than even the military ever wanted for a security clearance, I might add - I
LOOKED UP what the penalty was for not answering this thing that came addressed "Resident" to an incorrect address, and found it's $100 for not answering at all; $500 for answering falsely.
So I ditched it, and will pay the fine. I figure that's a $100 investment in my right to privacy from a gov't that can't hang onto personal data any better than my neighborhood grocery store.
Why do I hate freedom?
What would you do?
Do any non-US countries have such survey requirements?
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