RE: Census Questions

2000-03-14 Thread Peter Capelli
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tom Vogt wrote ... > second, the compensation for property taken away by the government > can surely be argued to be a compensation for your loss. the only > thing you lose in the census is privacy, dignity or other > immaterial goods. > governments d

Re: Census Questions

2000-03-14 Thread Tom Vogt
Peter Capelli wrote: > Hmmm, obviously, the information is worth something to them, or they > wouldn't be asking for it! Outside of a count of citizens, > everything else is not mandated by the constitution, and therefore > extra information that I feel is worth something. Marketing firm

RE: Census Questions

2000-03-14 Thread Peter Capelli
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hmmm, after reading the statute, the law clearly states ALL questions. Of course, reading the constitution it says nothing about anything but a count, but when have the feds ever paid attention to that "18th century relic"? If I have to pay