....those are my tax dollars you're wasting
As both of you know, I was a Civil SERVANT for almost thirteen years before I
Even though my boss at my County job, :::hi loxandlo::: was very frugal and wise with the taxpayers' money, not all government employers/employees were. I know, I've just shocked the bee geezus out of you. Anyway, my specific duties where purchasing and inventory control. My background in retail, where my main job was to generate a profit for the company, was a plus in cost control as a Civil SERVANT.
So, when Grandma J sees a government agency
Case in point:
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This envelope came in the mail this week. Grandma J was so excited because she can't wait to fill out her census stuff so her great-great grandkids can check the census records in the year 2090 to find out how Great-Great Grandma J lived. You know, how she had tons of cute male servants, and she wore a size 4. They could read about how she would have won the Olympic Gold in the Woman's Downhill Slolum if only she hadn't missed her plane. All the cool stuff we like to find out about our ancestors.
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But then Grandma J read the enclosed letter..... What's up with this? They send out a letter beforehand to warn us about another mailing that's coming in a week? They do this for 315,534,716 Americans? That's three hundred fifteen million, five hundred thirty four thousand, seven hundred and sixteen. That includes the 35,000,000 who are uninsured.
What does this do nothing mailing cost? Because there are ten thousand people hired by the Commerce Department to work on the census, and some of them will come knocking on your door if you don't fill out the form, or if you try to impress your great-great grandkids by telling them that you have six bathrooms, nine and a half kitchens, and a herd of llamas in the backyard.
Does anyone else think this pre-census letter is a total waste? Or do you think Grandma J is off her rocker?
