Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - The Census

[Rhiannon12866]

John Oliver discusses the census, why it matters, and the consequences of an undercount.

[William Weehours]

1. Done for the Year, Again

Maher, now Oliver. AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I know, very disappointing

And the timing is terrible. We need the encouragement - and the laughs - now, more than ever.

[rampartc]

3. seroiusly, i always fill out the census form and fill it in.

of a census worker comes by, I first ask for id and then talk to them (in 2010 it was a pair of nice ladies and it only took a few minutes. but

I do not answer personal questions from strangers or computers over the telephone and

i'm not sure about the computer thing either. i'll bet there are already a few phishing sites set up for this purpose.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. My mother was one of those nice census ladies, she did it every 10 years

She often had stories about the people she met, she seemed to enjoy it and considered it a kind of civic duty.

[rampartc]

5. i filled out an on line application for the job a few months ago

have not heard back so now i'm worried I may have been phished.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. I don't know what the qualifications are, but my mother had worked as a lab technician

The last year they made her a supervisor and I don't think she liked that as well, she worked with the actual census takers rather than going to homes to help people fill out the forms. Good luck!

[rampartc]

7. i'm a retired federal employee abd a veteran

so I thought I might be qualified. maybe they're afraid they might have to kick up my little pension?

[Rhiannon12866]

8. You sound more than qualified to me - I'd think a federal employee would be perfect

My mother had to find homes they hadn't heard from and help them fill out the forms. Some people didn't know the answers to the questions, so she'd help them with that. In my area, some places are pretty rural, hard to find.