CENSUS: Expenses way beyond rational

On Tuesday, I went to the mailbox and received what I thought was my 2010 census. Upon opening this letter from the United States Department of Commerce, I found that it was just a notification to expect my 2010 census sometime next week.  Imagine my shock, with our national debt rising so fast our children’s children won’t be able to pay it off, our government is sending out a letter to every address in America telling us to expect another letter.  This has to be running up a huge bill that we can’t afford! Then, to add to my dismay, I read in the CDA Press that there is a “Census Portrait of America Road Tour” coming… a van traveling to more than 800 locations nationwide to increase awareness and participation in the Census.

How is it that our government can waste excessive amounts of paper, ink, postage, gasoline and unnecessary government wages just to let us know that there will be a census this year? Not to mention numerous television and radio ads. I know the census is important to all of us, but come on, enough is enough! We’ve all been forced to tighten our belts, isn’t it time we get the same from our own government?

WAYNE STOCKDALE

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