letter came in the mail today telling me to expect my actual form in a week. Anyone care to explain to me why that Federal money was spent on that unnecessary task?  

Anyone care to explain to me why that Federal money was spent on that unnecessary task? I thought the same exact thing when we got our letters. 

LMAO, oh man. That's just great. I'm going to mail my gparents a letter saying I'll mail their pics soon. 

i just got the same thing. thats truelly a waste of money right there! 

Well look at it this way, for every 1000 homes this letter got sent to it only cost $440... LOL 

They want you to be aware! Can you imagine if the form just came in the mail how shocked and unprepared you'd be?! 

They want you to be aware! Can you imagine if the form just came in the mail how shocked and unprepared you'd be?! LOL! I just don't think I could handle it with out the preemptive letter, which I did not receive. 

LOL! I just don't think I could handle it with out the preemptive letter, which I did not receive. The HORROR! *runs away screaming* 

and my son got a ruler, a button to wear and a census coloring book-think of all those tax dollars!!! 

Not only did I get this useless letter today, but last nite I got a phone call offering me a job going door-to-door actually doing the survey on homes which haven't responded...HUH!!! Haven't responded....hell we haven't even gotten the survey yet...Needless to say I declined the position.... 

Census hasn't even gotten off to a big start and already annoying the crap out of people. LOL 

Dora care about the Census... haha  

Not only did I get this useless letter today, but last nite I got a phone call offering me a job going door-to-door actually doing the survey on homes which haven't responded...HUH!!! Haven't responded....hell we haven't even gotten the survey yet...Needless to say I declined the position.... well, really you are doing a good thing here. Now you have made a job available to someone freeloading illegally which is highly thought upon in this country. You are a true American Hero and I commend you. 

I love that they use Dora. Way to disriminate. I feel like filing a lawsuit. Why not use something like Sesame Street? 

For some reason I got 2 of everything from the census. Two letters 'warning' me that the census was on it's way, two census forms, and yesterday I got 2 postcards reminding me to fill out the census form and send it back (even though I sent it out the same day I got it). 

On the envelope the form is in, it says it is illegal not to fill it out. What happens if you dont fill it out and do not send it back in? Do you go to jail? Have to pay a fine? What? Just curious. 

On the envelope the form is in, it says it is illegal not to fill it out. What happens if you dont fill it out and do not send it back in? Do you go to jail? Have to pay a fine? What? Just curious. That is when they send out those trusty census people to come knock on your door til you give them the answers.