…and then the government has to pay to send a census worker to your house to figure out what race you really are, and people wonder why taxes are so high.
Hehehe. I love screwing with the census. I think there are really only a few items which are put to good use; the rest is none of the government’s business so I put what I please. I used to wonder whether I should answer the income part truthfully or not, then I figured the IRS should have a very good idea of the income disparity in the nation so the Census Bureau (or whatever they’re called these days) can talk to the IRS to get their figures. I think the use of census data to make decisions of any sort (other than political demarcations) has always been over-hyped.
Looking at the census questions about race really bothered me. Not only is it absurd in the first place, but the fact that White is a stand-alone category while every other category gets sub headings is bothersome. I don’t understand why it’s Japanese vs. Chinese is relevant as “race” but Irish vs. Polish would not also be. Internal inconsistency in the name of political correctness. Human is definitely the best choice.
March 30th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
…and then the government has to pay to send a census worker to your house to figure out what race you really are, and people wonder why taxes are so high.
March 31st, 2010 at 3:40 am
Hehehe. I love screwing with the census. I think there are really only a few items which are put to good use; the rest is none of the government’s business so I put what I please. I used to wonder whether I should answer the income part truthfully or not, then I figured the IRS should have a very good idea of the income disparity in the nation so the Census Bureau (or whatever they’re called these days) can talk to the IRS to get their figures. I think the use of census data to make decisions of any sort (other than political demarcations) has always been over-hyped.
April 6th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Awesome! I have been part of the “Human” race since I started college in 1991! Happy to see it spread!
April 6th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
Looking at the census questions about race really bothered me. Not only is it absurd in the first place, but the fact that White is a stand-alone category while every other category gets sub headings is bothersome. I don’t understand why it’s Japanese vs. Chinese is relevant as “race” but Irish vs. Polish would not also be. Internal inconsistency in the name of political correctness. Human is definitely the best choice.