Thorough Bureau
A couple weeks ago I got a letter from the U.S. Census Bureau informing me I'd be getting a letter from the U.S. Census Bureau. Next week, sure enough, I got a letter from the U.S. Census Bureau. Well, this week I got a letter informing me I'd received a letter from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Thank goodness we're finally putting these people in charge of our health care.
posted by LAGuy @ 12:05 AM
13 Comments:
How do they get away with asking your race- A completely bogus non-scientific cultural concept?
I have refused to characterize myself as any race (OK human but barely) so I anticipate getting a call from a frustrated census worker seeking a clarification of my response. I apologize in advance for making life difficult for them but see no benefit to hanging on to this embarrassing artifact.
The letter about a letter technique was addressed on the Daily Show a few days ago. Can't recall the guy's name, but Jon was making the same joke, and he said that their research has shown that each extra letter they send increases response-by-mail participation by 3-6%, and each percentage point of response by mail saves them $6MM in costs of going door-to-door. That's the kind of counterintuitive, research-based thinking I'd love to see in our healthcare system.
Another "counter-intuitive" fact is innovation moves much faster when you've got a free marke, not top-down control, but somehow the government works at all costs peope don't seem to care about that.
So anon, we have before us a surprising, concrete example of government thinking innovatively to save money, and your response is to say that the free market does that and government stops them. Is that a non sequitur or just a reaffirmation of faith in the face of temptation?
I thought I was pretty clear. I'm not talking about some minor bureaucratic trick that every bean counter and pencil pusher knows about. I'm talking about the basic engine for innovation, which you mess with at your own peril, and which Obamacare stomps all over.
Ah, Obamacare. In a thread about the census. So it was the non sequitur then. Thanks.
As long as we're being childish, you started it. The post (which mentions health care, btw) is just a little joke, and you take it seriously and decide to turn it into a teachable moment. Talk about a non sequitur.
Sorry if I offended. It was just a silly joke on my part at LA Guy's expense. Yours wasn't a non sequitur at all -- the original post mentioned health care.
The first success of Obamacare- its enactment helps to better identify the wackos
"Wackos" meaning the vast majority of the American public.
Go, Queens Guy. Voice of reason.
Mom! I told you not to talk to the Guys. You're embarrassing me!
I can't help it -- I just love you so much, honey.
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