US CENSUS!

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I wonder how "they" got access to those data.

It's over 72 years old, therefore public.

[AFK]

My biggest dilemma was, do I count the little guy yet or not?  But then I realized it didn't fucking matter and that I was worrying about bullshit. 

It does matter.  The census determines how many representatives and votes for president a state gets (along with other stuff like allocating emergency services)  sure, one baby one way or the other doesn't make a lot of difference, just like one vote one way or the other doesn't make much difference, but that doesn't mean we don't vote.

That's why I kinda agonized about filling it out. I hate Ohio, I don't really want ohio to have my presence and that of my family counted toward representation, and I am hoping to move to California soon.  I eventually dithered till a worker showed up and then gave him accurate answers though.

I live in fucking Maine.  We have exactly zero influence on anything anywhere.  It's why they send all of the planes that might have terrorists on board here.  Maine could blow up tomorrow and no one would give a shit, except for Steven King fanbois. 

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I wonder how "they" got access to those data.

It's over 72 years old, therefore public.

To clarify; my dad is really old. People in my family live a long time, which is why I think that only keeping census data private for 72 years is entirely inadequate.

[BabylonHoruv]

My biggest dilemma was, do I count the little guy yet or not?  But then I realized it didn't fucking matter and that I was worrying about bullshit. 

It does matter.  The census determines how many representatives and votes for president a state gets (along with other stuff like allocating emergency services)  sure, one baby one way or the other doesn't make a lot of difference, just like one vote one way or the other doesn't make much difference, but that doesn't mean we don't vote.

That's why I kinda agonized about filling it out. I hate Ohio, I don't really want ohio to have my presence and that of my family counted toward representation, and I am hoping to move to California soon.  I eventually dithered till a worker showed up and then gave him accurate answers though.

I live in fucking Maine.  We have exactly zero influence on anything anywhere.  It's why they send all of the planes that might have terrorists on board here.  Maine could blow up tomorrow and no one would give a shit, except for Steven King fanbois. 

I dunno, you guys are a swing state.  You didn't get as much attention as Ohio in the last presidential election, but you certainly got some.