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Re:The 2020 census is being ‘sabotaged,’ says leading U.S. s... by wwwwwwwww on Saturday October 17, 2020 @08:50AM (#24809579)
Nobody is destroying anything.

This sounds more like institutional interests being defended by those who work in the institution that is forced to be more efficient. Many will complain, and scream exaggerated warnings. But in the end, it will help to make things better.

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Re:The 2020 census is being ‘sabotaged,’ says leading U.S. s... by Retric on Saturday October 17, 2020 @09:10AM (#24809699)
Ending things early without warning isn’t being more efficient, it’s simply not finishing the job.
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Re:The 2020 census is being ‘sabotaged,’ says leading U.S. s... by jimktrains2 on Saturday October 17, 2020 @09:46AM (#24809926)
What's being cut short isn't waste but the number of times that a non-responsive house can be visited. It's not some grand excise of waste, it's saying that the administration doesn't want to follow the procedures layout out by the census department to get an accurate count given previous data.
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