Eh, that’s the ‘if people do the right thing’ approach.
Many countries use census data to target (or even round up and murder) specific groups of people by religion, ethnicity, etc.
Ah yes, the old “bad guys did it 50+ years ago, therefore we shouldn’t collect data that will improve our country”
It’s no shock the standard of living continues to fall in what was once ostensibly the greatest country.
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"Many countries"? Do you have any evidence for this statement?
I think that actually the US is an outlier.