Originally posted by collietta

Originally posted by FurvusRexCaeli

Originally posted by collietta
The government doesn't necessarily leave you alone if you refuse to participate in a voluntary anonymous survey. Being prior military, and even as a veteran, I get letters in the mail telling me to wait for a phone call. If I ignore the call, they will keep calling and sending letters reminding me to answer the phone when they call. Only after a few months, the letters and the phone calls stop.

So what you're saying is the government does leave you alone after you refuse to participate in a survey. Thanks. I was worried they might force compliance or send a grad student with a notebook to my house.

I used my example to let you know that they don't just call a number, no answer, then move on.
They will, but only after months of harassment. Most people can't handle the constant harassment. Could you?

Possibly, though I suggested answering the call and politely declining to participate. I would be very surprised if you received "constant harassment" after doing so.

This thread made me laugh, all they're doing is a survey. I swear someone in Washington farts and yall run screaming ( zomg my rights my rights). You can simply choose not to answer the questions if it scares you that bad, it'll be ok .

Originally posted by lokdog
This thread made me laugh, all they're doing is a survey. I swear someone in Washington farts and yall run screaming ( zomg my rights my rights). You can simply choose not to answer the questions if it scares you that bad, it'll be ok .

Where you around for the Swineflu scam??

Originally posted by collietta
I used my example to let you know that they don't just call a number, no answer, then move on.

Right, they try a couple more times, then move on. This is standard procedure when you are trying to talk to someone. Did you ever answer the phone and tell them no thanks? Or did you just, as you said in your last post, ignore them?

They will, but only after months of harassment. Most people can't handle the constant harassment. Could you?

You consider this harassment? I am aghast that anyone, let alone a veteran, would consider a few phone calls or letters harassment. This kind of ridiculous hyperbole merely devalues the experiences of people who really are harassed by stalkers, debt collectors, etc. Grow up.

My thoughts are, that it is a good way of chipping the nation. Get every one as a child and welcome to the new world order. Not to mention the profit to be made, at the same time.

I have received this phone call from the CDC about a month ago, they were wanting to know how many children I had and what their vaccinations were.

I asked if I was required to answer their questions, the CDC caller responded by not answering the question and then following a seemingly scripted response, in which the only part that really stuck in my mind was "the answers to these questions will help save children's lives, don't you want to help save children?"

I then asked "how does telling you if I have any children and whether or not they are vaccinated save children's lives?" The CDC caller did not address this question either, only asking whether I wanted to save children's lives and answer the questions.

I replied that I did not see how these questions would save lives, I value my privacy and wouldn't answer any questions if I was not legally required to do so. When they started to repeat their scripted response all over again I hung up the phone.

They called my TWO more times, ON MY CELL PHONE!!! same story no real answers. I was half expecting CPS to show up later on and try something.

We have three kids, all were born premature due to some issues with my wife's "lady parts". Our first child was born in kidney failure and was on dialysis within 48hr of being born (and he was just over 2lb at birth). Being new parents we were not really up to speed on the issues with vaccines and he got his in the 6 months he was in the NICU after birth and a few leading up to his kidney transplant at 2 years old (along with human growth hormone). The other two were born even smaller then him and received no vaccines (not easy to accomplish when they are in the NICU for so long). The middle child had no issues in the NICU or after, she is perfectly healthy.The youngest had bowel issues, a rupture of the small intestines due to meds given to close a valve in the heart, common in preemies. He had to have a second surgery later to open the bowel up again after he started vomiting stool, that was scary.

The only issues any of them have now is the oldest, who was vaccinated initially has behavioral, sensory and learning issues. The other two, who have had no vaccines are perfectly normal, if not a bit advanced mentally.

I will admit that I can't say with any real certainty that the oldest's issues are due to the vaccines only (he has had 19 surgeries), but the two that have not been vaccinated are not suffering any ill effects. It's a personal preference of our not to vaccinate, we share that infomation if we are asked but tell new parents they need to research it for themselves before they decide one way or the other.

It's like I tell people when they ask if I'm getting a flu shot, I don't get flu shots and I never get the flu. People I know that get a flu shot every year end up being out of work for a week or two every flu season. You do the math.