Census Time

I remember when I lived in my house and received the census packet in the mail. It sat on the counter for weeks. I never really understood what it was. I just knew that I had to fill out how many people lived in my household. I finally decided to fill it out when I read the deadline and read that if I did not return it then people would be calling me and knocking on my door.

Now that I realize that our state will lose money just because a couple of lazy people won't fill it out, I'm glad I filled mine out. I don't understand why people would not take the time to sit down and fill it out. It only takes at the most ten minutes. I understand that some people just are not educated about how important it is to fill it out. I know I was not educated about it.

People need to know that if they fill it out our state can receive money that our state really needs. Our state should educate people and let them know that Texas residents will not get in trouble for filling out the census form. People who are in trouble with the police or are illegal will not get in trouble. The government just wants to know how much money and what they need to spend that money on. Texas government just needs to keep getting the word out.