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Howard Lutnick: “Normally, the Census would hire 500,000 people, pay them by…”

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And also, I should probably. I should have led with this. It'll probably delay the delivery of mail. So I don't understand why we like this idea. Normally, the Census would hire 500,000 people, pay them by the hour, train them with no training whatsoever, they don't wear a uniform and they try to find out where Americans live, rent them cars, pay their gas, buy them handheld devices and send them out. And then they're going to be knocking on your door, which would cause your heart to beat a couple of times when someone's knocking on your door, you don't know. (05:26–05:50)

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Describes the traditional method of conducting the Census, involving hiring and training 500,000 temporary workers.

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