The US Census Beareau just called me!

[JeffBass]

That's a Republican technique.

You're right, and since it works it makes me an assclown for believing that Obama would use it.

[RandyMolson]

 

Is it truly only a $100 fine to refuse? If so, is there anything they can add to that to make it a bigger legal or monetary issue?

 

Yep, $100 bucks - maximum. Higher amounts are for lying. Here's the applicable US Code:

 

US Code Title 13, Chapter 7, Subchapter II,

 

Section 221,Refusal or neglect to answer questions; false answers:

(a) Whoever, being over eighteen years of age, refuses or

willfully neglects, when requested by the Secretary, or by any

other authorized officer or employee of the Department of Commerce

or bureau or agency thereof acting under the instructions of the

Secretary or authorized officer, to answer, to the best of his

knowledge, any of the questions on any schedule submitted to him in

connection with any census or survey provided for by subchapters I,

II, IV, and V of chapter 5 of this title, applying to himself or to

the family to which he belongs or is related, or to the farm or

farms of which he or his family is the occupant, shall be fined not

more than $100.

(b) Whoever, when answering questions described in subsection (a)

of this section, and under the conditions or circumstances

described in such subsection, willfully gives any answer that is

false, shall be fined not more than $500.

© Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no person

shall be compelled to disclose information relative to his

religious beliefs or to membership in a religious body.

 

Sec. 222. Giving suggestions or information with intent to cause inaccurate enumeration of population:

Whoever, either directly or indirectly, offers or renders to any officer or employee of the Department of Commerce or bureau or agency thereof engaged in making an enumeration of population under subchapter II, IV, or V of chapter 5 of this title, any suggestion, advice, information or assistance of any kind, with the intent or purpose of causing an inaccurate enumeration of population to be made, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.