I'm usually not one to rag on the government about its financial mismanagement - at least not in the broad 'look where our tax dollars are going now' kinda way. Yesterday, however, I received a letter in the mail that made me change that policy a little.
The letter begins:
Dear Resident:
About one week from now, you will receive a 2010 Census form in the mail. When you receive your form, please fill it out and mail it in promptly.
It goes on to talk about why the census is important, yada yada. After reading the first sentence thought I was struck with just how dumb this all was. Ok US Government, you really thought it was a good use of money and resources to send a letter, letting people know they were about to get another letter? And these went out to every address in the country. Maybe they just wanted to do a dry run. Or maybe this was some sort of elaborate plan to stimulate the economy. Whatever the (illogical) reason, it's things like this that really build up the reputation of the federal government.
The letter begins:
Dear Resident:
About one week from now, you will receive a 2010 Census form in the mail. When you receive your form, please fill it out and mail it in promptly.
It goes on to talk about why the census is important, yada yada. After reading the first sentence thought I was struck with just how dumb this all was. Ok US Government, you really thought it was a good use of money and resources to send a letter, letting people know they were about to get another letter? And these went out to every address in the country. Maybe they just wanted to do a dry run. Or maybe this was some sort of elaborate plan to stimulate the economy. Whatever the (illogical) reason, it's things like this that really build up the reputation of the federal government.
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