David Lazarus, the SF Chronicle’s business columnist, continues his valuable work looking at business and economic life with facts and stories most of his colleagues pass over.
“U.S. Taxpayer Census,” the envelope says on the outside in big letters. “Do Not Tamper: Reply Within 5 Days.” …
In reality, the “Census” is a mailer from something called the Christian Seniors Association. And of the nine questions it asks, six involve a slanted look at Social Security and three involve donating money to the right-wing organization.
What the mailer doesn’t tell you, though, at least not in so many words, is that any funds contributed to the Christian Seniors Association will in fact go to its parent group, the Traditional Values Coalition.