{"id":8730,"date":"2010-05-17T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2010-05-17T14:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.AchieveMax.com\/blog\/?p=8730"},"modified":"2013-06-28T11:24:25","modified_gmt":"2013-06-28T15:24:25","slug":"dollars-and-census","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/achievemax.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/17\/dollars-and-census\/","title":{"rendered":"Dollars and Census!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How much do you know about the 2010 Census? According to several recent surveys, most American citizens know very little about the\u00a010-question document that recently arrived in their mail.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Census is a process which counts every resident in the United States and is required by the Constitution to take place every 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>The 2010 Census will help communities receive more than $400 billion in federal funds each year for things like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hospitals<\/li>\n<li>Job training centers<\/li>\n<li>Schools<\/li>\n<li>Senior centers<\/li>\n<li>Bridges, tunnels and other-public works projects<\/li>\n<li>Emergency services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The data collected by the census will also help determine the number of seats your state has in the U.S. House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>The above information is relatively common knowledge and somewhat easy to find. However, the following information isn&#8217;t exactly being promoted by government officials. However, since it&#8217;s <em>YOUR<\/em> tax dollars being spent, you might want to know where that money is going. Then let your senators and representatives know how you feel about it\u2014good or bad. If you don&#8217;t know how to contact your governmental representatives, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usa.gov\/Contact\/Elected.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">simply use this link to find out<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, lets see if these figures make &#8220;census&#8221; to you!<\/p>\n<p>To ask us 10 simple questions this year via the 2010 Census, it&#8217;s going to cost an estimated $14.5 BILLION dollars! Yes, BILLION!<\/p>\n<p>The Census Bureau must reach 134 million households, and the results are critical as\u00a0it determines how $400 billion in federal funds are allocated every year and how seats in the House of Representatives are decided.<\/p>\n<p>And since we&#8217;re talking about your money &#8230; keep in mind that every unreturned form will cost about $56 in follow-up action to get those questions answered. Therefore, if you haven&#8217;t returned your form, expect a knock on your door by someone asking the questions in person.<\/p>\n<p>FACTS:<\/p>\n<p>The Census Bureau is expected to hire an estimated 870,000 people this year to fill 1.2 million field positions (some will work more than one job). Each person will be paid between $10 and $25 per hour.\u00a0It will cost:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$1.5 billion for regional and local offices and staff.<\/li>\n<li>$654.2 million for other field operations.<\/li>\n<li>$341.1 million for vacancy confirmation.<\/li>\n<li>$257.2 million for postage.<\/li>\n<li>$2.74 billion for non-response follow-up.<\/li>\n<li>$116.5 million for printing.<\/li>\n<li>$338 million for advertising and communications.<\/li>\n<li>$2.05 billion for IT systems for data collection and assessment.<\/li>\n<li>$499.9 million for master address file and mapping.<\/li>\n<li>$1.70 billion for American Community survey.<\/li>\n<li>$4.33 billion for other expenses which include headquarters costs, planning, research, and tests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TOTAL COST: $14.5 BILLION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Good thing we only do this every 10 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much do you know about the 2010 Census? 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