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So was said that Social Security Number will be used for tax purposes only and now is the de facto personal identification method. This looks like a gambit to m

• tzs 15y ago
  They said the Social Security card was not be used for identification. They didn't say the number could not be so used. See: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/141/why-does-my-old-social-security-card-say-it-cant-be-used-as-id http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/141/why-does-my-old...
  • plainOldText 15y ago
    From the above article: "As a result of all these changes, the "not to be used for identification" line was dropped from the cards and a lot of places will accept them as proof of identity. You just can't call them national identity cards, or at least the feds can't, because if they do the right wing will freak." Reminds me of the old adage: "If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck then it is a duck"