{"id":1522,"date":"2010-03-30T21:33:25","date_gmt":"2010-03-31T02:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=1522"},"modified":"2010-03-30T21:33:25","modified_gmt":"2010-03-31T02:33:25","slug":"new-york-times-my-two-cents-on-how-to-respond-to-the-census","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/30\/new-york-times-my-two-cents-on-how-to-respond-to-the-census\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Times: My Two Cents on How to Respond to the Census"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Times <\/em>on Wednesday has a piece<\/strong> <\/a>on the controversy over the Census. It includes my two cents on how to respond to the feds:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe census has become a lightning rod, and it\u2019s drawing people\u2019s attention to the danger of federal surveillance,\u201d said James Bovard, an author and former census taker who is calling for a \u201cpartial boycott,\u201d where people only divulge the number of people in their household. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My hunch is that this quote is going to ruin my chances of getting hired as a census taker this time around. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The New York Times on Wednesday has a piece on the controversy over the Census. 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