White House wants to end Social Security numbers as a national ID

Re:White House wants to end Social Security numbers as a nat... by klipt on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @06:58PM (#15396932)

Passport number? A US passport card doesn't cost much, and non-citizen residents generally already have a foreign passport.

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Re:White House wants to end Social Security numbers as a nat... by freehunter on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @07:04PM (#15396969)

>A US passport card doesn't cost much

That's the problem. It doesn't cost much, but a Social Security number costs nothing and takes nothing to get. Something is infinitely more than nothing. Passports also require a lot of paperwork and identification to get that people may not have.

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Re:White House wants to end Social Security numbers as a nat... by jsmthrowaway on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @07:06PM (#15396980)

And passports are cancelled and taken after a felony conviction. Not many know this.

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