Looks like the census is far from over. We filled out our number back in March and sent it in. Just found a notice last night that there was a census worker there yesterday to 'complete' our census. I called him this morning to tell him he need not come by again, that there are 2 people there - as we indicated on our census form - and we're declining to give further information.

He went into a pleading "please sir, help me out" stage, followed by a "it's the law, it's even in the Constitution" (at which point I reminded him the sole purpose listed in the Constitution was for representation, and asked him how my race or age has anything to do with it. He started explaining how they need a picture of the makeup of the country, for schools and blah blah blah...). Then he threatened me with a $500 fine (I didn't get a chance to tell him it's actually a $100 fine for not answering - the $500 is for falsely answering).

So he insisted that he was going to have to "waist taxpayer money on the gas to drive back out there again" and then promptly hung up.

Has anyone else gone through this annoying persistence? What did you do?