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Isn't that against federal law (to require a SSN for anything)? Even the IRS is willing to give you a different taxpayer ID number, if I recall right.
by gknoy 14y ago
Isn't that against federal law (to require a SSN for anything)? Even the IRS is willing to give you a different taxpayer ID number, if I recall right.
- noonespecial 14y agoI don't know what state that was but when I lived in Virginia, "but 911" trumped nearly everything when it came to getting a drivers license.
- jimmaswell 14y agoWhat would be the point of the SSN if it were illegal for anything to require it?
- wmf 14y agoAnything besides Social Security itself, that is.
- cmccabe 14y agoIt's a stupid system. Technically only the social security administration itself is allowed to require an SSN. But most banks, companies, etc. do require an SSN from you, or else they put you through a ton of hassle. In practice almost everyone just gives his SSN, and the few who don't can be subjected to more scrutiny. SSNs are also reused after you die. After all, we don't want to run out of numbers, our nation's greatest resource.