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David
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Posted: Mar. 18 2010,2:51 pm |
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[b]What Can They Run?
The idea for 2010 was that half a million census workers, for the first time, would use handheld computers to verify addresses, follow up with people who didn't return their questionnaires and perform other tasks.
"It would enable them to enter answers from the household as they stood there, and to send that information either immediately or overnight back directly to the processing center," said Louis Kincannon, former director of the U.S. Census Bureau.
But certain "delete" operations malfunctioned, causing some major glitches. And after the successful completion of the address verification phase, the devices were phased out for any further use. The total cost, meanwhile, grew from an original $600 million computer contract to up to $3 billion.
Add to that the $14.7 billion bill that taxpayers are already footing for the 10 years of census counting -- a price tag that supports 500 local offices and a peak staff of 1.4 million workers.
You can't go forward looking back!
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Posted: Mar. 18 2010,3:52 pm |
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Oh BFD, this is the Obama years, we don't count those small numbers anymore. BTW, it was your/our money he wasted not his, why should he even care. Besides, look at the bright side, all the guys printing money are getting overtime pay, that will give them more money to spend thus stimulating the economy.
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Posted: Mar. 19 2010,5:43 am |
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Quote (David @ Mar. 18 2010,9:31 pm) | My question is, what can the government do right. |
Absolutely NOTHING
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Posted: April 13 2010,7:34 am |
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Quote (David @ April 13 2010,8:12 am) | We never received a Census form. Â So I wonder who did, and who didn't receive one. Â |
We never got one either!..
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Posted: April 14 2010,5:48 am |
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Got my taxes back 2 months ago so they know where I'm at, maybe the reason I never got one!.
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WATERDOG
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Posted: April 15 2010,11:52 am |
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Quote (DirtySquirty @ April 15 2010,9:57 am) | Quote (WATERDOG @ April 15 2010,8:14 am) | Quote (DirtySquirty @ April 15 2010,6:34 am) | Quote (WATERDOG @ April 14 2010,7:13 pm) | Quote (DirtySquirty @ April 14 2010,6:41 am) | Quote (GoFastRacer @ April 14 2010,5:48 am) | Got my taxes back 2 months ago so they know where I'm at, maybe the reason I never got one!. Â Â |
Gonna file my taxes today at 4pm.....why rush to give the guberment my money. Â |
You could buy a squirter with your refund. |
  Now that there was funny....I thought you typed refund.....huh??....you did type refund!   |
Perhaps they'll put the new squirter next to all the GM trucks you bought and paid for last year. |
Now that is a good idea!! I could only imagine how well that boat would run... |
I guess you paid for the high HP model.
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DirtySquirty
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Posted: April 15 2010,1:22 pm |
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Quote (WATERDOG @ April 15 2010,11:52 am) | Quote (DirtySquirty @ April 15 2010,9:57 am) | Quote (WATERDOG @ April 15 2010,8:14 am) | Quote (DirtySquirty @ April 15 2010,6:34 am) | Quote (WATERDOG @ April 14 2010,7:13 pm) | Quote (DirtySquirty @ April 14 2010,6:41 am) | Quote (GoFastRacer @ April 14 2010,5:48 am) | Got my taxes back 2 months ago so they know where I'm at, maybe the reason I never got one!. Â Â |
Gonna file my taxes today at 4pm.....why rush to give the guberment my money. Â |
You could buy a squirter with your refund. |
  Now that there was funny....I thought you typed refund.....huh??....you did type refund!   |
Perhaps they'll put the new squirter next to all the GM trucks you bought and paid for last year. |
Now that is a good idea!! I could only imagine how well that boat would run... |
I guess you paid for the high HP model. |
Why yes...yes I did. Catalytic converter and all........
"It seemed like a hell of an idea at the time".
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Posted: April 15 2010,1:47 pm |
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Quote (DirtySquirty @ April 15 2010,1:22 pm) | Quote (WATERDOG @ April 15 2010,11:52 am) | Quote (DirtySquirty @ April 15 2010,9:57 am) | Quote (WATERDOG @ April 15 2010,8:14 am) | Quote (DirtySquirty @ April 15 2010,6:34 am) | Quote (WATERDOG @ April 14 2010,7:13 pm) | Quote (DirtySquirty @ April 14 2010,6:41 am) | Quote (GoFastRacer @ April 14 2010,5:48 am) | Got my taxes back 2 months ago so they know where I'm at, maybe the reason I never got one!. Â Â |
Gonna file my taxes today at 4pm.....why rush to give the guberment my money. Â |
You could buy a squirter with your refund. |
  Now that there was funny....I thought you typed refund.....huh??....you did type refund!   |
Perhaps they'll put the new squirter next to all the GM trucks you bought and paid for last year. |
Now that is a good idea!! I could only imagine how well that boat would run... |
I guess you paid for the high HP model. |
Why yes...yes I did. Catalytic converter and all........ |
Ouch, that had to hurt. Them Cat's are up there.
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