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Any one else get multiple forms mailed to your home?
I received two advanced notices on the same day that the form was coming in the mail. Okay, I figure a waist of postage. Then I get two exact forms in the mail. The same exact forms, not a short one and a long one. Different bar codes on each envelope. I spoke to the postal delivery person and she said that she asked the same question at her office. Clues, beside the obvious? -- "Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens constantly." |
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Oren wrote:
Any one else get multiple forms mailed to your home? I received two advanced notices on the same day that the form was coming in the mail. Okay, I figure a waist of postage. Then I get two exact forms in the mail. The same exact forms, not a short one and a long one. Different bar codes on each envelope. I spoke to the postal delivery person and she said that she asked the same question at her office. Clues, beside the obvious? -- "Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens constantly." Bad programming at the big census server farm in the sky. (well, in Jeffersonville, IN, just north of Louisville...) When you are slicing and dicing data from multiple sources, like they did to build the address database, you are supposed to scrub it for dupes. In your case, the algorithm apparently did not recognize it as a dupe. Any differences at all in the structures of the printed names, street names, addresses, or zip suffix? Same basic explanation as to why you sometimes get duplicate junk mail from the same mailing house. -- aem sends... |
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On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:19:00 -0800, Oren wrote:
Any one else get multiple forms mailed to your home? I received two advanced notices on the same day that the form was coming in the mail. Okay, I figure a waist of postage. Then I get two exact forms in the mail. The same exact forms, not a short one and a long one. Different bar codes on each envelope. I spoke to the postal delivery person and she said that she asked the same question at her office. Clues, beside the obvious? Could be a Census mistake, or for some reason they may believe there may be an apartment or other dwelling at the same address. Use one form if you have a singles domicile at your address. |
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On Mar 20, 9:19*pm, Oren wrote:
Any one else get multiple forms mailed to your home? I received two advanced notices on the same day that the form was coming in the mail. Okay, I figure a waist of postage. Then I get two exact forms in the mail. The same exact forms, not a short one and a long one. Different bar codes on each envelope. I spoke to the postal delivery person and she said that she asked the same question at her office. *Clues, beside the obvious? -- "Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens constantly." They will be sending census takers out to all the homes that doesn't send their forms back. Just fill out one form and see if they show up at your house later to check on why the other was not filled out. Or you might want to fill out one form and send both back with a note of explanation that you were sent two. David |
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![]() "Oren" wrote Then I get two exact forms in the mail. The same exact forms, not a short one and a long one. Different bar codes on each envelope. I spoke to the postal delivery person and she said that she asked the same question at her office. Clues, beside the obvious? Lucky you. Fill them both out and you'll get two representatives in Congress. |
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I got one today. It asks for my S/S number ????? The COPS now have it.
Jerry http://community.webtv.net/awoodbutc...oodWorkingPage http://community.webtv.net/awoodbutcher/1974RuppCentair |
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On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:24:26 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski"
wrote: "Oren" wrote Then I get two exact forms in the mail. The same exact forms, not a short one and a long one. Different bar codes on each envelope. I spoke to the postal delivery person and she said that she asked the same question at her office. Clues, beside the obvious? Lucky you. Fill them both out and you'll get two representatives in Congress. I was thinking the same thing, actually. Might as well double-up and get my monies worth? For what that is worth in dollars? If I don't complete both forms they may want to put me in jail ... |
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On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:19:00 -0800, Oren wrote:
Any one else get multiple forms mailed to your home? I received two advanced notices on the same day that the form was coming in the mail. Okay, I figure a waist of postage. They didn't use to do that. But I think they found it increases the percentage of returns, and saves them from sending people in person. Then I get two exact forms in the mail. The same exact forms, not a short one and a long one. Different bar codes on each envelope. I spoke to the postal delivery person and she said that she asked the same question at her office. Clues, beside the obvious? No better guesses than others. You should fill out one form, and mark the other one, Second form sant to same address, and send both back together. They'll only put half of you in jail if you don't return one form. |
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![]() They'll only put half of you in jail if you don't return one form. That sounds painful. |
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Anyone know what's legally permitted to ask? I remember from
school that the goal is to count the people, so they can move the congressional districts around and properly represent the people. Other than the number of people living at the residence, what other informatiin is legally required? -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Oren" wrote in message ... Any one else get multiple forms mailed to your home? I received two advanced notices on the same day that the form was coming in the mail. Okay, I figure a waist of postage. Then I get two exact forms in the mail. The same exact forms, not a short one and a long one. Different bar codes on each envelope. I spoke to the postal delivery person and she said that she asked the same question at her office. Clues, beside the obvious? -- "Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens constantly." |
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:14:42 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: Anyone know what's legally permitted to ask? I remember from school that the goal is to count the people, so they can move the congressional districts around and properly represent the people. Other than the number of people living at the residence, what other informatiin is legally required? there are only 10 questions this year. There is no long form. I probably have the form in my mail downstairs, but I haven't looked at Friday's mail yet. There is an ongoing survey, the name of which I forget, that ask loads of questions, that goes to 1 or 2 percent of homes, something like that, which they use for lots of worthwhile reasons like planning for future needed govt. services. There isn't much that is not permitted to ask. You don't have to answer any but the 10 questions on the actual census form, I think. |
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Stormin Mormon wrote:
Anyone know what's legally permitted to ask? I remember from school that the goal is to count the people, so they can move the congressional districts around and properly represent the people. Other than the number of people living at the residence, what other informatiin is legally required? That can get into a long argument into what is Constitutional vs. what is legal. The nosy nannies think they need to know and control everything. For our own good, of course. |
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On 3/20/2010 11:30 PM, Jerry - OHIO wrote:
I got one today. It asks for my S/S number ????? The COPS now have it. Jerry BS http://2010.census.gov/2010census/ho...t-the-form.php |
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On 3/20/2010 11:40 PM, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:24:26 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote: wrote Then I get two exact forms in the mail. The same exact forms, not a short one and a long one. Different bar codes on each envelope. I spoke to the postal delivery person and she said that she asked the same question at her office. Clues, beside the obvious? Lucky you. Fill them both out and you'll get two representatives in Congress. I was thinking the same thing, actually. Might as well double-up and get my monies worth? For what that is worth in dollars? If I don't complete both forms they may want to put me in jail ... Probably fill both with same info and send in. If you only do one you'll probably get a visit for the other and if you try to contact them about them sending you 2 forms it will probably cost you a lot of time as you get drawn into the bureaucratic morass. |
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Stormin Mormon wrote:
Anyone know what's legally permitted to ask? I remember from school that the goal is to count the people, so they can move the congressional districts around and properly represent the people. Other than the number of people living at the residence, what other informatiin is legally required? The constitutional requirement is to count noses, nothing more. But Congress did pass a law at some point, allowing them to ask all sorts of other questions. For Our Own Good, of course, so they could properly pass out all the 'free' federal money that never should have been collected in the first place. A favorite pet peeve of mine- they steal our money, then give some back, minus their cut of course, and they have the sheeple so well conditioned that they are grateful to get it. Most of the stuff the feds give aid money to state and local governments for, should have been financed at the local level in the first place. (And if the people that benefit from a service are not willing to pay for it, well, maybe it shouldn't happen?) Making such a high percentage of the tax money flow through Washington is nothing but a power grab, making state and local governments close to irrelevant. Getting all that keen demographic data from the census process may make their job easier, but much of what they ask for is none of their damn business. And on a pragmatic side rant, as we approach April 15- since the power grab by Washington is long since a fait accompli, why do we still need to file multiple tax returns? (especially since many states and localities now require duplicates of some of the federal forms with their returns.) Close to 2/3 of all returns are now e-filed, either directly or through a commercial preparer. Just have one big computer in the sky, and dole out the money based on address of the filer. For the logo of this new system, I suggest the taxman and his ax-man sidekick from the 'Hagar the Horrible' comic strip. -- aem sends... |
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Frank wrote:
On 3/20/2010 11:30 PM, Jerry - OHIO wrote: I got one today. It asks for my S/S number ????? The COPS now have it. Jerry BS http://2010.census.gov/2010census/ho...t-the-form.php Mebbe he got a fake from somebody trying to do a mass ID theft. Wonder what the return address on the envelope was? The local cops would be clueless as to what to do about it. But if he wasn't BS'ing, and actually did get a fake form, I'm sure Census Bureau and Postal Inspectors would love to see it. -- aem sends... |
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Oren wrote:
Any one else get multiple forms mailed to your home? I received two advanced notices on the same day that the form was coming in the mail. Okay, I figure a waist of postage. Then I get two exact forms in the mail. The same exact forms, not a short one and a long one. Different bar codes on each envelope. I spoke to the postal delivery person and she said that she asked the same question at her office. Clues, beside the obvious? -- "Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens constantly." Yeah, and this is the same federal government that is going to be running health care if we can't stop Nancy and her crowd from sticking it to us... |
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Oren wrote:
Any one else get multiple forms mailed to your home? I received two advanced notices on the same day that the form was coming in the mail. Okay, I figure a waist of postage. Then I get two exact forms in the mail. The same exact forms, not a short one and a long one. Different bar codes on each envelope. I spoke to the postal delivery person and she said that she asked the same question at her office. Clues, beside the obvious? -- "Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens constantly." They are trying to count about 300 million people. **** happens. |
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Oren wrote:
On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:24:26 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote: "Oren" wrote Then I get two exact forms in the mail. The same exact forms, not a short one and a long one. Different bar codes on each envelope. I spoke to the postal delivery person and she said that she asked the same question at her office. Clues, beside the obvious? Lucky you. Fill them both out and you'll get two representatives in Congress. I was thinking the same thing, actually. Might as well double-up and get my monies worth? For what that is worth in dollars? If I don't complete both forms they may want to put me in jail ... NO jail. But maybe a little work for a temp worker. Send them both back in on envelope with a note. |
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Oren wrote:
Any one else get multiple forms mailed to your home? I received two advanced notices on the same day that the form was coming in the mail. Okay, I figure a waist of postage. Then I get two exact forms in the mail. The same exact forms, not a short one and a long one. Different bar codes on each envelope. I spoke to the postal delivery person and she said that she asked the same question at her office. Clues, beside the obvious? .... Could be since there are duplicate bar codes it's the QA form mailed at the same time that should have been mailed later. If that's it, it's a statistical sampling designed to check consistency of responses over a small subsample. Alternatively, if you're really interested, you could try the hotline... If you have questions about the questionnaire, call the Telephone Questionnaire Assistance center at one of the numbers listed below. The phone lines will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (your local time) seven days a week from February 25, 2010 through July 30, 2010. * English 1-866-872-6868 or go to www.2010census.gov and see if their's a FAQ that answers the specific question... -- |
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Just fill one out and mail it. Disregard the duplicates. That way
they can send an army of census-takers to your doorstep to grill you on the ones that didn't get submitted. :^} RonB |
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On Mar 21, 7:14*am, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: Anyone know what's legally permitted to ask? I remember from school that the goal is to count the people, so they can move the congressional districts around and properly represent the people. Other than the number of people living at the residence, what other informatiin is legally required? Doesn't matter. The hype, regarding invasive questioning that circulated the internet was mostly horse-s**t. The form looks large when you pull it from the information but as Jack Webb used to say it is "Just the facts Ma'm." The reason it looks long is they have repetitive blanks for additional folks in a household. I was loaded for bear when I saw the envelope. When I opened it it was like "Well, crap, is this it?" Took about two minutes to complete. Of course Glen Beck will spend fifteen hours telling us about the clandestine reasons for the questions on the longer form that very few among us will receive. In fact he could spend ten hours complaining about the one that says "how many folks live here?" RonB RonB |
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![]() "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ... "Oren" wrote Then I get two exact forms in the mail. The same exact forms, not a short one and a long one. Different bar codes on each envelope. I spoke to the postal delivery person and she said that she asked the same question at her office. Clues, beside the obvious? Lucky you. Fill them both out and you'll get two representatives in Congress. Now why on earth would we want *more* members of Congress? Aren't the ones we have now causing enough problems? |
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dpb wrote:
.... Could be since there are duplicate bar codes it's the QA form mailed at the same time that should have been mailed later. .... Dangit, meant _different_ bar codes. The Census web site FAQ indicates that's how they do tell duplicates apart in the consistency response duplicate mailing sample so is at least a possible explanation altho I'm sure those aren't supposed to be mailed/received at same time but as a subsequent (on the hope you'll have forgotten how you answered before if you were deliberately misleading??? ![]() -- |
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On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:19:00 -0800, Oren wrote:
Any one else get multiple forms mailed to your home? I received two advanced notices on the same day that the form was coming in the mail. Okay, I figure a waist of postage. Then I get two exact forms in the mail. The same exact forms, not a short one and a long one. Different bar codes on each envelope. I spoke to the postal delivery person and she said that she asked the same question at her office. Clues, beside the obvious? More ACORN fraud? When are these criminals going to be shut down for good?? |
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![]() "mm" wrote in message ... I received two advanced notices on the same day that the form was coming in the mail. Okay, I figure a waist of postage. They didn't use to do that. But I think they found it increases the percentage of returns, and saves them from sending people in person. The Census Bureau said last time they used the warning letters and got six percent more completed forms returned, and each one percent in the return rate represents 85 million dollars they don't have to spend on door-to-door census takers. It's the same method that advertisers and survey companies use, and if you've ever been tagged for an Arbitron radio audience survey you know what I mean (they mail and phone half a dozen times to make sure you're really filling out the survey and returning it). Of course duplicate letters and forms is obviously something else, a glitch in the database. BTW, is a waist of postage a chubby mailman? ;~) |
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![]() "aemeijers" wrote in message ... The constitutional requirement is to count noses, nothing more. But Congress did pass a law at some point, allowing them to ask all sorts of other questions. For Our Own Good, of course, so they could properly pass out all the 'free' federal money that never should have been collected in the first place. A favorite pet peeve of mine- they steal our money, then give some back, minus their cut of course, and they have the sheeple so well conditioned that they are grateful to get it. You might be happier someplace that doesn't have intrusive and expensive government telling everyone what to do. Try Somalia, they've really stripped away excess government there, it's as free a free market as you're ever going to find. |
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Dean Hoffman wrote in
: Stormin Mormon wrote: Anyone know what's legally permitted to ask? I remember from school that the goal is to count the people, so they can move the congressional districts around and properly represent the people. Other than the number of people living at the residence, what other informatiin is legally required? That can get into a long argument into what is Constitutional vs. what is legal. The nosy nannies think they need to know and control everything. For our own good, of course. all that is Constitutionally authorized is a body count. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at localnet dot com |
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Frank wrote in
: On 3/20/2010 11:40 PM, Oren wrote: On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:24:26 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote: wrote Then I get two exact forms in the mail. The same exact forms, not a short one and a long one. Different bar codes on each envelope. I spoke to the postal delivery person and she said that she asked the same question at her office. Clues, beside the obvious? Lucky you. Fill them both out and you'll get two representatives in Congress. I was thinking the same thing, actually. Might as well double-up and get my monies worth? For what that is worth in dollars? commit mail fraud? not a good idea. If I don't complete both forms they may want to put me in jail ... Probably fill both with same info and send in. If you only do one you'll probably get a visit for the other and if you try to contact them about them sending you 2 forms it will probably cost you a lot of time as you get drawn into the bureaucratic morass. the envelope has a barcode on it that the gov't uses to track it's progress thru the postal system,so that if it gets lost,another is sent out; evidently,the USPS lost it,then after a new form was on it's way,found the first one and delivered it. Typical USPS. (and some want the same gov't to run healthcare....) -- Jim Yanik jyanik at localnet dot com |
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aemeijers wrote in
: Stormin Mormon wrote: Anyone know what's legally permitted to ask? I remember from school that the goal is to count the people, so they can move the congressional districts around and properly represent the people. Other than the number of people living at the residence, what other informatiin is legally required? The constitutional requirement is to count noses, nothing more. But Congress did pass a law at some point, allowing them to ask all sorts of other questions. For Our Own Good, of course, so they could properly pass out all the 'free' federal money that never should have been collected in the first place. A favorite pet peeve of mine- they steal our money, then give some back, minus their cut of course, and they have the sheeple so well conditioned that they are grateful to get it. Being able to "hand out money" is power. that's what it's about. more bureaucracy means less freedom. Most of the stuff the feds give aid money to state and local governments for, should have been financed at the local level in the first place. (And if the people that benefit from a service are not willing to pay for it, well, maybe it shouldn't happen?) OTOH,kinda hard to build Interstate highways when a few states say no to their part. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at localnet dot com |
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In article ,
Jim Yanik wrote: Dean Hoffman wrote in : all that is Constitutionally authorized is a body count. Technically the only thing that is Constitutionally REQUIRED is a body count. There is no language forbidding anything else. -- I get off on '57 Chevys I get off on screamin' guitars --Eric Clapton |
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Jim Yanik wrote:
(snip) Most of the stuff the feds give aid money to state and local governments for, should have been financed at the local level in the first place. (And if the people that benefit from a service are not willing to pay for it, well, maybe it shouldn't happen?) OTOH,kinda hard to build Interstate highways when a few states say no to their part. Exceptions like that are why I said 'most'. Although there have been some glorious fubars in the execution, not to mention lotsa pork-barreling in the routing and picking of contractors, Ike's Autobahn system has been one of the few federally-driven major projects that has worked pretty well. (Although without it, Walmart likely never would have made it out of Arkansas...) This is way OT already, so I'll pass on commenting on the pork passed out to cities and quasi-governmental agencies for 'redevelopment'. (Well, one little comment- I've been in this town almost 30 years, and the old downtown, and the old rich parts of town that have been slums for sixty years, have been continuously executing federally-assisted 'redevelopment' plans since I got here. Get a clue, folks- it ain't working.) -- aem sends... |
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DGDevin wrote:
"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ... "Oren" wrote Then I get two exact forms in the mail. The same exact forms, not a short one and a long one. Different bar codes on each envelope. I spoke to the postal delivery person and she said that she asked the same question at her office. Clues, beside the obvious? Lucky you. Fill them both out and you'll get two representatives in Congress. Now why on earth would we want *more* members of Congress? Aren't the ones we have now causing enough problems? The number of congress-critters won't change, but the amount each state has will. Texas is projected to pick up FOUR representatives, while other states lose one or two. |
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On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:19:00 -0800, Oren wrote:
Any one else get multiple forms mailed to your home? I received two advanced notices on the same day that the form was coming in the mail. Okay, I figure a waist of postage. Then I get two exact forms in the mail. The same exact forms, not a short one and a long one. Different bar codes on each envelope. I spoke to the postal delivery person and she said that she asked the same question at her office. Clues, beside the obvious? I found the reason, I think. (sample) One form is addressed for 1234 Maple St. The second form is addressed for 1234 S Maple St. There is no 'South Maple St." I'll speak to the postal person as to how I send the wrong addressed form back or just shred it :-/ Here is a sample of the form. pdf: http://2010.census.gov/2010census/pd...naire_Info.pdf Good Luck! |
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On Mar 21, 9:51*am, aemeijers wrote:
Stormin Mormon wrote: Anyone know what's legally permitted to ask? I remember from school that the goal is to count the people, so they can move the congressional districts around and properly represent the people. Other than the number of people living at the residence, what other informatiin is legally required? The constitutional requirement is to count noses, nothing more. But Congress did pass a law at some point, allowing them to ask all sorts of other questions. For Our Own Good, of course, so they could properly pass out all the 'free' federal money that never should have been collected in the first place. A favorite pet peeve of mine- they steal our money, then give some back, minus their cut of course, and they have the sheeple so well conditioned that they are grateful to get it. Most of the stuff the feds give aid money to state and local governments for, should have been financed at the local level in the first place. (And if the people that benefit from a service are not willing to pay for it, well, maybe it shouldn't happen?) Making such a high percentage of the tax money flow through Washington is nothing but a power grab, making state and local governments close to irrelevant. Getting all that keen demographic data from the census process may make their job easier, but much of what they ask for is none of their damn business. And on a pragmatic side rant, as we approach April 15- since the power grab by Washington is long since a fait accompli, why do we still need to file multiple tax returns? (especially since many states and localities now require duplicates of some of the federal forms with their returns.) *Close to 2/3 of all returns are now e-filed, either directly or through a commercial preparer. Just have one big computer in the sky, and dole out the money based on address of the filer. For the logo of this new system, I suggest the taxman and his ax-man sidekick from the 'Hagar the Horrible' comic strip. -- aem sends... We agree: Each of us should build our own roads, we don't need police, the CIA/FBI, or the army, agencies such as the FCC, the Air safety people and Air Traffic Control, and the FDA are unnecessary. If planes crash or food is tainted or the sausages made of of horse manure, what the heck! It's our own business what we eat! It's our job to look after ourselves. For example; by owing guns we are all in the 'The militia'. And responsible for our own defence.Right? All this nonsense about border patrols/control ....... a lot of bunk! We don't need better government control of the financial system, banks, investment/finance/insurance companies etc. Leave that to other countries, because even if their economies are recovering better and more quickly, following the credit crisis that our financial system caused, it would be 'socialistic' and Un-American to do so. Europe and Asia can do what they like, we don't care.The fact that China had an 8% growth of GDP last year is meaningless and since Wal mart alone buys much of the goods we buy from China, from flowerpots to lawnmowers to packaged biscuits, that's free enterprise and the American way. We should be allowed to continue our high unemployment as long as we wish. The fact that we have some 40 million people without proper health care doesn't matter. Although other countries have done it differently for the last 50 years or so. and their citizens, on average, live longer that in the US. That drug costs are three to five times higher than elsewhere is not true????? Viva America. |
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Kurt Ullman wrote:
In article , Jim Yanik wrote: Dean Hoffman wrote in : all that is Constitutionally authorized is a body count. Technically the only thing that is Constitutionally REQUIRED is a body count. There is no language forbidding anything else. Except maybe the 10th Amendment. |
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On Mar 21, 8:18*am, Michael Dobony wrote:
On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:19:00 -0800, Oren wrote: Any one else get multiple forms mailed to your home? I received two advanced notices on the same day that the form was coming in the mail. Okay, I figure a waist (waste)of postage. Then I get two exact forms in the mail. The same exact forms, not a short one and a long one. Different bar codes on each envelope. I spoke to the postal delivery person and she said that she asked the same question at her office. *Clues, beside the obvious? More ACORN fraud? When are these criminals going to be shut down for good?? They're not "criminals". They did such good work registering low- income voters' (Democrats) that the other side set up a sting to make people like you (and the frrightened whores in Congress) over-react. The same sting artists approached other ACORN offices and were turned away. Why this women bit, still remains to be ascertained. What IS known is that the tape was doctored. No surprise. Mission accomplished : A hard-working, grass-roots organization that registered mostly Democrats is put out of business by the Republican mad-dogs. For the record: I am an Independent, and I look behind the scenes at every crazed rumor that hits the media. |
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On Mar 20, 6:19*pm, Oren wrote:
Any one else get multiple forms mailed to your home? I received two advanced notices on the same day that the form was coming in the mail. Okay, I figure a waist of postage. Then I get two exact forms in the mail. The same exact forms, not a short one and a long one. Different bar codes on each envelope. I spoke to the postal delivery person and she said that she asked the same question at her office. *Clues, beside the obvious? -- "Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens constantly." Because they know about your multiple personalities G |
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terry wrote:
(snip) We agree: Each of us should build our own roads, we don't need police, the CIA/FBI, or the army, agencies such as the FCC, the Air safety people and Air Traffic Control, and the FDA are unnecessary. If planes crash or food is tainted or the sausages made of of horse manure, what the heck! It's our own business what we eat! It's our job to look after ourselves. For example; by owing guns we are all in the 'The militia'. And responsible for our own defence.Right? All this nonsense about border patrols/control ....... a lot of bunk! We don't need better government control of the financial system, banks, investment/finance/insurance companies etc. Leave that to other countries, because even if their economies are recovering better and more quickly, following the credit crisis that our financial system caused, it would be 'socialistic' and Un-American to do so. Europe and Asia can do what they like, we don't care.The fact that China had an 8% growth of GDP last year is meaningless and since Wal mart alone buys much of the goods we buy from China, from flowerpots to lawnmowers to packaged biscuits, that's free enterprise and the American way. We should be allowed to continue our high unemployment as long as we wish. The fact that we have some 40 million people without proper health care doesn't matter. Although other countries have done it differently for the last 50 years or so. and their citizens, on average, live longer that in the US. That drug costs are three to five times higher than elsewhere is not true????? Viva America. Lord love a duck, that ain't what I said, and you know it. There are worthwhile federal programs, and long-haul roads used for interstate commerce and national defense, FDA, ATC, etc, fall in that category. I was complaining about how the local-level programs that depend on 'free' money from Washington, are largely a joke. If a local-level program is worthwhile, it should be financed locally, and Washington should never see that money in the first place. -- aem sends... |
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Dean Hoffman wrote in
: Kurt Ullman wrote: In article , Jim Yanik wrote: Dean Hoffman wrote in : all that is Constitutionally authorized is a body count. Technically the only thing that is Constitutionally REQUIRED is a body count. There is no language forbidding anything else. the government only has what powers the Constitution authorizes it to have. That's the concept of "limited government" that Obama and the "progressives"(communists) are so hot to destroy. Except maybe the 10th Amendment. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at localnet dot com |
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