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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Your tax dollars at work...

Wonder what the tag on this one will be??? Guess it's keeping government employees busy and allowing them to keep taking home a steady paycheck. Wonder if it's going to cost them anything to be at the Super Bowl and NCAA Final Four? Usually at these events advertisers / participants pay a premium rate rather than standard. I wonder if the Census group falls under the same category as other exempted groups so they only pay the lowest regular rate charged? Be interesting to find out just how much this is going to cost us... and an interesting debate as to whether it's necessary.

National 2010 Census Road Tour Launches in New York City

The 2010 Census Portrait of America Road Tour is part of the largest civic outreach and awareness campaign in U.S. history — stopping and exhibiting at more than 800 events nationwide. From local parades and festivals to major sporting events like the Super Bowl and NCAA Final Four, the Road Tour will attempt to motivate America’s growing and increasingly diverse population to complete and mail back the 10-question census form when it arrives in mailboxes March 15-17.

Traveling for a total of 1,547 days and more than 150,000 miles across the country, 13 road tour vehicles will provide the public with an educational, engaging and interactive experience that brings the 2010 Census to life.

Beginning at New York City’s Times Square, and at each event across the country, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the 2010 Census and understand the benefits a complete count can bring to communities everywhere; view a sample 2010 Census form and learn how the collected information is used; and contribute stories and photos to the Portrait of America project to explain why “I count!” and view messages from other Road Tour participants.

For more information about the 2010 Census and the Road Tour, please visit 2010census.gov and follow us on Twitter (@2010Portrait), Facebook, MySpace, Flickr and YouTube (/uscensusbureau).

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