If you don't think a Social Security number is a national ID, why is it on nearly everything? My medical insurance bills and records, my pharmacy card, my teacher's certificate, my ID badge to get into my school (where all the kids can read the number) my retired military paperwork, my bank account, my investment accounts, my other insurance papers etc?

If I wish to make a purchase at a base exchange and use a check, my checks have to have my SS# on the face under my name. Printed, not written in.

Every student in a public school in Texas is required to have a Social Security # is order to register and all data is tied to that #.

I'm sure I can think of more examples given enough time.



[This message has been edited by texana (edited 09-23-2001).]