Save the American Community Survey - ACS
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May 25th, 2012Someone from Vancouver, WA signed.
May 25th, 2012Someone from Nashville, TN signed.
May 25th, 2012Someone from Cambridge, MA writes:
The ACS is a vital source of information for our nation, state policy makers, corporations, and educators. Don't mess with it!May 25th, 2012Someone from Tucson, AZ writes:
On-going surveys like this are incredibly useful for both data analysis and for evaluating the effectiveness of various programs. Don't eliminate this important resource.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 25th, 2012Someone from Philadelphia, PA signed.
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May 25th, 2012Someone from Chicago, IL writes:
While I understand that some spending cuts are necessary, this should not be one of them. Without the information that ACS provides, policy decisions will be less well informed and, I fear, more highly politicized in the negative sense of the word.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 25th, 2012Someone from Brooklyn, NY signed.
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May 25th, 2012Someone from Columbus, GA writes:
I think everyone in our university's sociology department would have an instantaneous heart attack if ACS was defunded. It's a necessary resource for students, grant writers, businesses and many other users.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 25th, 2012Someone from Chicago, IL signed.
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May 25th, 2012Someone from Washington, DC writes:
The ACS is crucial tool for understanding our country and informing sound, effective policy. Defunding it is an awful idea.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 25th, 2012Someone from Washington, DC signed.
May 25th, 2012Someone from Washington, DC writes:
Defunding the ACS and other national survey/data tools is a TERRIBLE idea. The availability of this public resource for data analysis and for a clearer understanding of our country is absolutely crucial for sound and informed policymaking.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 25th, 2012Someone from New York, NY writes:
This survey is scientific and many policy decisions rely on it.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 25th, 2012Someone from Los Angeles, CA signed.
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May 25th, 2012Someone from Fort Collins, CO writes:
Accurate information about communities is essential for good policy.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 25th, 2012Someone from Washington, DC writes:
Having information about our communities is crucial for implementing sound and efficient public policies. Please do not cut ACS funding!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 25th, 2012Someone from Nashville, TN writes:
The congress needs to make informed decisions. ACS data is invaluble for this purpose. Please continue funding.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 25th, 2012Someone from Lexington, KY writes:
We must know about communities in order to serve them!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 25th, 2012Someone from Kansas City, MO writes:
Please vote to continue funding for the ACS so the goverment has the information it needs to make informed policy decisions about how to allocate monies and help America grow.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 25th, 2012Someone from Boston, MA writes:
Having the ACS available reduces the burden on people who would otherwise have to be asked the same information in many more surveys. The ACS is much more efficient, and eliminating would create redundancies and increase costs down the road.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 25th, 2012Someone from Austin, TX writes:
The data collected in the ACS is invaluable to social service providers in our cities and urban planning. Defunding ACS is a big mistake.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 25th, 2012Someone from Albuquerque, NM writes:
Please DO NOT cut funding to the American Community Survey. This is a very important tool for MEDICAL SOCIOLOGISTS like myself; if decision makers care about the health status of Americans, cutting this funding is a disservice and a slap in the face to those already facing adversity surrounding health inequities. Our health outcomes are similar to those in developing countries in many categories, including avoidable mortality. Cutting the ACS will add to these embarrassing statistics.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 25th, 2012Someone from Ithaca, NY signed.
May 25th, 2012Someone from Ronan, MT writes:
Very useful tool. This tool provides the demographic basis for the completion of business plans for entrepreneurs for all small businesses in rural America. It is essential for small business success.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 25th, 2012Someone from Richmond, VA signed.
May 25th, 2012Someone from New Orleans, LA writes:
Public data collection efforts like the ACS provide important information on travel patterns making it easier to make informed decisions about public investments such as new transportation services or links. Please reconsider.REPORT COMMENTS
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