That's it?
"State officials going full bore to boost 2010 Census tally" by Stephanie Ebbert, Globe Staff | July 6, 2008
In recent years, the notion that the Massachusetts population was slipping bruised local egos and triggered bouts of civic and political hand-wringing: Was Boston no longer the hub of the universe? Had the region become too complacent to attract newcomers, too expensive to keep them? Could the state actually end up losing another member of Congress?
Are we TOO ARROGANT and FULL OF OURSELVES?!?!
Or was the US Census Bureau dead wrong?
Mayor Thomas M. Menino and state politicians are hoping to prove the latter, as they launch a multipronged effort to boost the ranks responding to the 2010 Census - vital numbers that determine how many seats Massachusetts has in Congress and how much money the state collects from many federal programs.
THAT is what it is ALL ABOUT -- how much TIT MONEY we can get from the Feds!!!
All I can think is: RON PAUL is RIGHT!!!!
"We're in serious jeopardy of losing one representative, if not two in the House," said Holly St. Clair, manager of the metro data center for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council.
The effort isn't cheap: After spending $700,000 over the past two years, the Legislature is expected to devote $800,000 in the upcoming budget to the census effort. Unlike the census, in which people are surveyed and counted, the annual population estimates are a mostly statistical exercise.
That's TAXPAYER MONEY!!!!!!
For a STATISTICAL "EXERCISE!!!!"
Can't they find SOMETHING BETTER to SPEND IT ON -- like KEEPING a SCHOOL OPEN and SOME TEACHERS EMPLOYED?
The yearly estimates are important because they set the stage for the 2010 count and provide an annual basis for distributing federal funds - not to mention its role marketing data that help companies decide where to locate.
The next effort will be a massive state- and city-sponsored campaign to persuade people to complete their 2010 Census forms - a particular challenge among immigrants whom the census aims to count even if they are living in the country illegally.
More TAXPAYER $$$$ wasted! WTF?!
And COUNT the ILLEGALS, too! Sigh.
Secretary of State William F. Galvin said the expense is more than worth it, considering the potential millions of dollars that could be lost with inaccurate counts. So much federal money is allocated based on population that Massachusetts officials estimate each person reported in the 2000 Census was worth $1,621.52.
Then WHERE is my CHECK?!?!
And I'M WORTH A LOT MORE THAN THAT!!!!
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