Do you part in being counted
In the coming days, residents will be receiving census forms in the mail. Please don’t confuse this with junk mail. Or just some silly paperwork the government wants you to do for them. As hard as it is to believe when it comes to our government, this is an instance where you really do count. As does everyone in your household. As pointed out in a release from the office of Rep. Charlie Wilson (OH-6) census results will determine how over $445 billion in federal funds are distributed. That includes everything from schools to roads to senior centers for the next decade. The hitch is this: if a state is undercounted, it loses crucial funding. Undercounting results primarily when residents don’t comply. Such as not sending in census forms. Funding aside, as the census impact representation in Congress and the Electoral College. “We’ve always struggled to get our fair share,” Wilson said. “We can’t afford to be undercounted and lose vital funding.
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