Save the American Community Survey - ACS
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May 20th, 2012Someone from Playa Del Rey, CA signed.
May 20th, 2012Someone from Lexington, MA signed.
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May 20th, 2012Someone from Vienna, VA writes:
The ACS is a vital tool in allowing our country to make smart decisions about the needs of our people.May 20th, 2012Someone from Nashville, TN writes:
Why would we possibly want to know less about our society, or depend more on purely political-driven or market-driven data?REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 20th, 2012Someone from Urbana, IL writes:
Data from the decennial census and the American Community Survey are essential for my research conducted with sponsorship of NSF, EPA, NOAA, and others. Please retain this essential data infrastructure.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 20th, 2012Someone from Palmdale, CA signed.
May 20th, 2012Someone from Santa Monica, CA writes:
I have used the ACS data extensively in my research on providing a fairer more open method for redistricting, please do not eliminate this valuable data.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 20th, 2012Someone from Hanover, IN writes:
The census has been minimized. The details we once got from it are not the province of the ACS. Don't defund its vital information for our communities.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 20th, 2012Someone from Gary, IN writes:
The American Community Survey has clearly demonstrated its value to scholars and to students, but even more, to the business community in the United States. Eliminating it is a short-sighted decision which will have significant long-term consequences.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 20th, 2012Someone from Dunedin, FL writes:
This is like trying to lose weight by plucking out your eyes!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 20th, 2012Someone from Brookline, MA signed.
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May 20th, 2012Someone from Brentwood, TN writes:
This is a really important source of data for social science and policy research. We need to encourage not discourage good policy research with quality data such as these.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 20th, 2012Someone from Kent, OH signed.
May 20th, 2012Someone from Newark, DE writes:
Why do we want less effective public policy?REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 20th, 2012Someone from Ithaca, NY writes:
The American Community Survey is an essential information source for government and academia. Without the information collected in the American Community Survey, rational policy decisions and new learning will be greatly diminished.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 20th, 2012Someone from New York, NY signed.
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May 20th, 2012Someone from Stevens Point, WI writes:
This research is essential to understand the demographic composition of cities and towns. This information can help community planners, prospective business owners, and researchers understand the population so as to encourage the development of new business that will best serve the local population.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 20th, 2012Someone from Durham, NC signed.
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May 20th, 2012Someone from Chapel Hill, NC writes:
This would be a tragedy for American science and education - please restore funding.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 20th, 2012Someone from Nashville, TN writes:
We need all the information we can get to make informed policy decisions. Keep the surveys!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 20th, 2012Someone from Portland, OR signed.
May 20th, 2012Someone from Philadelphia, PA writes:
There are so many other programs you can cut/reorganize/eliminate that speak to a handful of citizens. This one impacts all of us, one way or another.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 20th, 2012Someone from Saint Louis, MO signed.
May 20th, 2012Someone from Oak Park, IL writes:
This survey is crucial to understanding a wide range of policy issues. We need to keep it to make smart decisions.REPORT COMMENTS
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