Does it worry you that Census 2010 has already wasted millions?? ($300 paychecks for doing nothing)?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100216/ap_on_bi_ge/us_census_spending_waste;_ylt=AoQfSs4qtfrOt2.aKWPq_4ep_aF4;_ylu=X3oDMTNkMHZsdHAxBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwMjE2L3VzX2NlbnN1c19zcGVuZGluZ193YXN0ZQRjY29kZQNtb3N0cG9wdWxhcgRjcG9zAzYEcG9zAzYEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNhdWRpdGZpbmRzdXM-
WASHINGTON – The Census Bureau wasted millions of dollars in preparation for its 2010 population count, including thousands of temporary employees who picked up $300 checks without performing work and others who overbilled for travel costs.
Federal investigators caution the excessive charges could multiply once the $15 billion headcount begins in earnest next month unless the agency imposes tighter spending controls, according to excerpts of a forthcoming audit obtained by The Associated Press.
On a positive note, investigators backed the Census Bureau’s decision to spend $133 million on its advertising campaign, saying it was appropriate to boost public awareness. The spending included a $2.5 million Super Bowl spot that some Republicans had criticized as wasteful.
The findings by Todd Zinser, the Commerce Department’s inspector general, highlight the difficult balancing act for the Census Bureau as it takes on the Herculean task of manually counting the nation’s 300 million residents amid a backdrop of record levels of government debt.
neocons…………..So I assume you supported Obama’s push to put the Census under control of the White House instead of the commerce dept??? Since this has NO political implications whatsoever (sarcasm)
mlee……….."I can’t believe you’d suggest the USA stop keeping census records? Really?"
No. I didn’t "suggest" we stop keeping census records. I ask if it worried you that the govt. (BEFORE EVEN STARTING) has ALREADY wasted millions of dollars. This does not set a good precedent for the remainder of the Census.
it actually doesn’t surprise me …
throw the bums out in 2010!
it actually doesn’t surprise me …
throw the bums out in 2010!
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Why are you so worried about the census? Oh… that’s right. You’re afraid that an accurate count will further diminish the power of the GOP.
http://www.scam.com/showthread.php?t=124952
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Just another case in point that the Federal Government already has far to much money to waste. Time to cut them off .
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If people weren’t so "conspiracy theory" oriented, they would do their duty, fill out the census, and the government wouldn’t have to advertise to get the task done. The census is REQUIRED by law.
And – or course SOME Republicans would criticize the Super Bowl spot. They criticize everything.
People that rip off the government – even government officials – should go to jail and be barred from government work for the rest of their lives.
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DUH???
Did you see the money wasted on a Superbowl ad? Not just the airtime – what do you think it cost to produce the dumbest ad of the night?
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I can’t believe you’d suggest the USA stop keeping census records? Really?
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