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ssn = social security number, the # we use to pay our taxes into our social security fund. It's the only unique identifier every person qualified to work in the
by keefe 17y ago
ssn = social security number, the # we use to pay our taxes into our social security fund. It's the only unique identifier every person qualified to work in the US is guaranteed to have and many times many systems are keyed off it.
- roc 17y ago(Darkly) amusing to note that it was originally sold to a very skeptical public with the promise that it would never ever be used as an individual identification number. It was merely your account number in the Social Security program.