2010 Census In Peril, Report Shows

[RamboLiberal]

Source: CBS News/AP

With the 2010 census fast approaching, computer glitches, operational missteps and ballooning costs could overwhelm the government's ability to conduct the once-a-decade count of the nation's population, congressional investigators said Thursday.

Reports released by the Government Accountability Office show critical preparations for the 2010 census are behind schedule and the Census Bureau has no clear strategy for improving the count of hard-to-reach minorities.

The reports are the latest to highlight difficulties for the census, which now costs $14 billion and has been beset by partisan bickering. Disagreements over the handling of the census were part of the reason that President Barack Obama's pick as commerce secretary, Sen. Judd Gregg, withdrew his name last month.

The GAO found that the bureau had failed to complete checks on several of its systems that are used to compile address lists that will be critical to mailing out census forms, canvassing homes and following up with people who don't submit responses.


Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/05/national/main4844659.shtml?tag=topHome;topStories

[snooper2]

1. They should have just had the guys driving the-

google street view cars do it

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[kestrel91316]

2. If they want to know everything about everyone, all they have to do is

ask Homeland Security/NSA/FBI/CIA etc. I'm sure after the past 8 years they have a complete file on every single person in the US, and then some. No census needed.

[T Wolf]

3. To save money, just do the census in blue states. Red states are stuck with their 2000 numbers

for another decade.

Problem solved.

[Janice325]

4. I LOVE your solution, T Wolf!!

It works for me! :rofl:

[eek]

5. My Census Plan : encourage everyone to use it as a Prop 8 protest

I'm straight and married but I am going to answer any relationship questions as "unmarried partner".
I hope you will too.
Pass it along!

:7

[HockeyMom]

6. Something very weird about that

since the 1910 Census no longer exists. It was burned in a fire.

[ConcernedCanuk]

7. I'm not surprised - I already know they've had a problem counting votes for the last decade

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Why would I expect they could count the people living in their own country?

Within the next 50 years,

something major is gonna happen down there

I have no idea what

or whether it'll be good or bad

but SOMETHING is gonna happen

it has to