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Give the wrong ssn on every form you possibly can. Many databases are filled with fake ssns, nobody cares or checks. A lot of Americans don’t even have one.
by splithalf 6y ago
Give the wrong ssn on every form you possibly can. Many databases are filled with fake ssns, nobody cares or checks. A lot of Americans don’t even have one.
- dhosek 6y ago>A lot of Americans don’t even have one. Citation?
- colejohnson66 6y agoMostly immigrants who haven’t become citizens yet. But there are others.
- istjohn 6y agoConsider that the IRS provides an ITIN number for tax filing purposes to anyone who doesn't have a SSN. Millions of undocumented immigrants pay their taxes and operate in society without a SSN.
- bpodgursky 6y agoUndocumented immigrants definitionally are not Americans.
- dhosek 6y agoAnd I'm not sure that ~3% counts as “lots” in any event. Also, that 3% includes people who may have overstayed a work authorization (although that's probably a small enough fraction of the total to ignore).
- vharuck 6y agoSome Americans, mostly older women, don't know their SSN because they never used it. Their husbands handled taxes, opened bank accounts, and collected Social Security. If you've ever dealt with medical data, SSN is not a reliably unique identifier. Couples will share a number because each gives the "relevant" number instead of their own.